Chicago: Underground climate change is 'deforming' land under buildings and 'things are sinking', says study
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Study links underground heat to sinking ground in ChicagoMore than 150 sensors measured conditions above and below ground across Chicago’s Loop.
Key FactsJul 19, 2023 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Northwestern University researchers for the first time linked underground warming with shifting ground in urban areas.
- For the study, the team installed a wireless network of more than 150 temperature sensors in basements, subway tunnels, parking garages and streets across the Chicago Loop.
- Temperatures below the Chicago Loop were often 10°C higher than those beneath Grant Park, which is away from buildings and underground transport.
- A 3D model covering the period from 1951 to the present was used to project ground swelling of up to 12 mm and downward sinking of up to 8 mm by 2051.
You don't need to live in Venice to live in a city that is sinking— Alessandro Rotta Loria, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University, who led the study
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