The 739 deaths in 1995 was the deadliest weather event in Illinois history and redefined Chicago’s emergency response and ...

Northwestern University researchers are giving the city 30 recommendations to better prepare for heat waves and potentially ...

Will climate change put the Chicago area at heightened risk for hurricanes? By Mikayla Price Updated on: October 22, 2024 / 11:15 AM CDT / CBS Chicago ...

The Chicago area communities at most risk for flooding, insurance risk 01:57. CHICAGO (CBS) – For many homeowners around the country, climate change could make their insurance dramatically more ...

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic pipes. Replacing them will take decades. The city with the most lead ...

A new study published in recent days argues that the city of Chicago is slowly sinking, raising risks of flooding and potential structural damage. The study, published in Nature Cities on May 8 ...

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They also identified a fourth shock to beliefs: transition risk, or the risk stemming from government responses to climate change. They teased this out of climate risk–related disclosures in the ...

The findings of a new study "clearly show that interfering with the environment has a detectable effect on wildlife," a ...

Climate change is playing a role in almost every glacier collapse nowadays. The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming ...