Posted on 10/30/2025 4:08:20 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
As the climate changes, Chicago and the Great Lakes are sometimes referred to as a "climate haven," an area that will be sheltered from some of the worst impacts.
Far from Gulf Coast hurricanes and California wildfires, Chicagoland seems like a safe place to be in a warming world. But is it?
"There's really no place in the world that is truly a climate haven. It's more a matter of picking your poison," said climate researcher Dr. Kirstina Dahl. "My top concerns would probably be increased flood risk."
Heavy rain is now 10% heavier than it was in 1970. Just this summer, 500-year and 1,000-year rain events devastated Chicago neighborhoods.
"And I would also worry about the wildfire smoke," Dr. Dahl said.
As nearby Canada heats up, vegetation dries out, leading to record-setting wildfire seasons.
"We are seeing a significant number of days with wildfire smoke in the Chicago area," Dr. Dahl said.
Forty-five to 50 each year, according to Climate Central. That's one day a week when unhealthy wildfire smoke is present, affecting breathable air.
"Babies can be born with breathing issues because their mothers were exposed to intense wildfire smoke during their pregnancies," Dr. Dahl said.
Climate Central estimates that breathing wildfire smoke has killed between 5,000 to 10,000 people in Illinois in the last 15 years.
Experts recommend using a high-quality home air filter and limiting your time outdoors on smoky days.
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Even Woodward and Berstein would be embarrassed to publish that. Not only do these people not hear themselves when they talk, they don't read what they write.
I spent my first year in the Navy at the Great Lakes Naval Base, 40 north of Chicago, 1978 - 79.
I was told that there are two seasons in Chicago - winter and the 4th of July.
I believe it.
Heavy rain is now 10% heavier than it was in 1970.
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So that’s why I get bruises these days from rain?
“”””As the climate changes, Chicago and the Great Lakes are sometimes referred to as a “climate haven,”””””
This news report sure looks like a press release from the Chicago Chamber of Commerce.
Move to Chicago where housing is relatively cheap because sane people have left the city in droves.
We had a hell if a snow storm in 78
Oh no! H2O changed to D2O! We are doomed...
The writer is a 35 year old meteorologist with very strong opinions on climate change.
The writer is a mentally ill left-wing nut job who actually believes the bullcrap he/she/it scribbles.
“Climate change” my aunt fannie.
It’s called “weather.”
CBS along with ABC, NBC, NPR, CNN, PBS, Time, National Geographic, Scientific American, New York Times, Washington Post ... it’s a long list of nearly every media outlet there is. Virtually all of them are in cahoots when in comes to the steady drone of climate propaganda. If you think that’s an over statement, all you have to do is follow the below link to “Covering Climate Now”
https://coveringclimatenow.org/
Two weeks ago three mosquitoes were found in Iceland and the above list of news outlets were all telling us about how “Climate Change” was the cause. Since then mostly crickets.
“Heavy rain is now 10% heavier than it was in 1970.”
Bob Dylan: “See, I told you so.”
Liberal term “expert” is an “idiot” in normal-speak!
500-year and 1,000-year rain events?
This is the BS in CBS.
Didn’t M’Hatma Gates say the ‘globalony’ shtick is bunk?
These pathetically deluded morons just keep pushing their climate change BS. Pathetic...irrelevant to reality and stupid.
Article:
“Heavy rain is now 10% heavier than it was in 1970.”
I dare them to prove it—or recant.
My college roommate’s dad was from Chicago and his mom was from St. Louis. Although his mom was concerned about the Chicago winters, she agreed to move to Chicago when they got married. They had a very heavy snowfall that first winter; his dad said it wasn’t normally that bad. His mom joked that every year after that they had unnormally heavy snowfalls.
We get climate change every spring
Just wait until the lake effect snow machine turns on this year.
It’s been a warm year and if we get some early arctic blasts, they’ll be buried in snow. Again.
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