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Illinois Map Shows Where State Could Be Underwater From Lake Level Rise (only 6.77 years left)
Newsweak ^ | 4/13/24 | Chloe Mayer

Posted on 04/13/2024 5:53:37 AM PDT by Libloather

Scientists have created an interactive map that shows how parts of Illinois may be swallowed up by Lake Michigan as climate change bites.

The Great Lakes in the Midwest comprise the largest unfrozen freshwater stores on Earth, but experts have forecast that rising water levels could have serious consequences.

More than 30 million people live along the lakes' roughly 4,500 miles of coastline, which stretches across the U.S. and Canada, and touches upon the cities of Chicago, Detroit and Buffalo, New York. That means millions of families could be hit hard by new, higher water levels, which could potentially wash away homes and jobs in the surrounding areas in the future.

"New research using the most advanced regional climate modeling systems finds that the baseline lake level for Lake Superior, Michigan-Huron and Erie are expected to rise by roughly 20 to 50 centimeters [up to half a meter, or 1.6 feet] by 2050 as a result of climate change," researchers at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) wrote in a report published in June 2022. "Like sea level rise, higher lake levels can increase coastal erosion, change navigation considerations and increase the risk of coastal flooding."

But others believe the rises in lake water levels could potentially be even more "dramatic."

Research by Michigan Technological University in 2022 revealed: "Over the past decades, the water levels of the Great Lakes have undergone dramatic fluctuations, exhibiting a range exceeding 2 meters [over 6 feet]. These changes are due to climate-induced alterations in the three primary components of the lakes' water budget: over-lake precipitation, lake evaporation, and basin runoff."

Now, curious Americans can use a tool created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct their own research. The government agency has created an interactive map showing how the lake's shorelines...

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Science; Weather
KEYWORDS: climatechange; con; fake; fraud; globalwarming; hoax; illinois; lake; loot; map; scam; underwater
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The Hussein liebarry is RIGHT on Lake Michigan. This could spell trouble.
1 posted on 04/13/2024 5:53:37 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

I lived a dozen or so years in the Green Bay area. The crisis predicted then was Lake Michigan drying up. (2010)


2 posted on 04/13/2024 5:57:30 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: Libloather

These “scientists” are a pathetic joke. I suppose if all ice on earth melts and it rains for 7 years we COULD be in trouble. Am I a “scientist”?


3 posted on 04/13/2024 5:58:12 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp??)
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To: Libloather

Noah, how long can you tread water?


4 posted on 04/13/2024 5:58:13 AM PDT by Bernard (“God's cruelest punishment is to let you reap what you sow.”)
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To: Libloather

What BS. They keep piling it on, don’t they?


5 posted on 04/13/2024 5:58:53 AM PDT by silent majority rising (When it is dark enough, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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Why would "global warming" cause Lake Michigan to rise? There are no melting glaciers feeding it, and it's 577 feet above sea level. I thought "global warming" was supposed to cause terrible, devastating droughts, which would certainly cause the Great Lakes to fall, not to rise.
6 posted on 04/13/2024 5:58:54 AM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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“experts have forecast that rising water levels could have serious consequences.”

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The only rising water level that Chicago has to worry about is that mile high sheet of ice that will come down from the north, sooner rather than later.


7 posted on 04/13/2024 5:59:21 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: Libloather

Today’s climate fear porn article - for your derision.


8 posted on 04/13/2024 6:00:15 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Libloather

Damn

Not enough of Cook county


9 posted on 04/13/2024 6:02:03 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: Libloather

If it gets warmer more water will turn into clouds blocking the Sun causing cooling , the planet knows what it’s doing , LOL


10 posted on 04/13/2024 6:02:48 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Campion

Add to that the fact that the land is still rising after the weight of the glaciers was gone. It’s something like a quarter inch every decade or so IIRC.

L


11 posted on 04/13/2024 6:03:47 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Libloather

What BS. They keep piling it on, don’t they?


12 posted on 04/13/2024 6:04:07 AM PDT by silent majority rising (When it is dark enough, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: Libloather
Much of South Chicago is flooded, along with a huge swathe of the East Side. Whole neighborhoods are submerged underwater, with the newly-flooded areas heading as far inland as Marian R. Byrnes Park and the Chicago Bureau of Sanitation. Lawrence Elementary School would also have been lost to the lake.

I'm trying to figure out what the problem is here.....

13 posted on 04/13/2024 6:04:16 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: Libloather

More lakefront property means increased property values.


14 posted on 04/13/2024 6:05:37 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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To: Libloather

Being a “climate scientist” must be an easy job. Just use the handy template below. No one will question it. Sit back, and watch the grant money come rolling in.

Template:
In less than ten years, Climate Change might cause (something good) to (something bad).

Example:
In less than ten years, Climate Change might cause trees to explode.

Pretty easy, eh?


15 posted on 04/13/2024 6:06:21 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Libloather

A cleansing is coming!


16 posted on 04/13/2024 6:06:38 AM PDT by Leep (Leftardism strikes 1 in 5.)
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To: Libloather

These idiots get paid thousands and thousands for this BS


17 posted on 04/13/2024 6:06:59 AM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: Campion

“””Why would “global warming” cause Lake Michigan to rise? There are no melting glaciers feeding it, and it’s 577 feet above sea level.”””


Great comment. Glad to see that you have ruined these highly educated scientists day!!!!!!!


18 posted on 04/13/2024 6:07:07 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: Libloather

Enviro-wacko “scientists.”

IIRC, 1986, Lake Michigan was 3 ft higher than “normal.”

No panic.


19 posted on 04/13/2024 6:07:07 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: Libloather

Fresh water BULL$HIT.


20 posted on 04/13/2024 6:07:44 AM PDT by wetgundog
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