Updates
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Can a roof’s material cool the outside air and lower energy demand?
Researchers examined three different types of roofing strategies and their impact on near-surface temperature and cooling energy demand through regional modeling in the Chicago area.
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First of its kind dataset shows future flooding risk at neighborhood level
Climate change fueled extreme weather events, like flooding, are happening more frequently. Argonne researchers and partners have developed a new methodology for estimating increased flood risk from climate change.
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Urban climate research project helps shape minority students’ science identity
Students from across the Chicago region worked closely with Argonne scientists to tackle future urban climate challenges.
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Argonne shares urban science success story as part of UN Habitat Assembly
Researchers from Argonne’s CROCUS Urban Integrated Field Laboratory discussed making communities more resilient to climate change.
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Chicago State University to serve as ‘scientific supersite’ to study climate change impact
On the heels of wildfires and flooding, an Argonne-led project from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Urban Integrated Field Laboratory will help neighborhoods understand climate change in Chicago.
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New tools to combat Chicago’s changing climate
Climate change is bringing flooding, heat islands and extreme weather to Chicago. An Argonne-led project from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Urban Integrated Field Laboratory will help neighborhoods understand and adapt to the city’s changing climate.
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Argonne puts climate impact in cities under the microscope with new collaborative study
Community Research on Climate and Urban Science will conduct neighborhood-scale climate research aimed at advancing scientific understanding and empowering communities to identify climate and energy solutions for a sustainable future.
Research Highlights
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Woodlawn Summit hones in on climate change
Hyde Park Herald
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Chicago Had Warmest February On Record — And 5th Warmest Winter
Block Club Chicago
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What can tree sap tell us about climate change?
Northwestern
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‘Conveyor Belt Of Cold’ To Keep Chicagoans Miserable Through The Week
Block Club Chicago
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Bomb Cyclone’ Snow Storm To Hit Chicago Friday
Block Club Chicago
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Community and Climate: Responding to Our Warming World
Argonne National Laboratory
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Argonne scientists working to change Humboldt Park’s ‘heat dome’
CBS News Chicago
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Hottest day on Earth recorded this week
ABC-7 News
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Rebooting Our Warming Cities
Johns Hopkins Magazine
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‘Flash drought’ hits Cook, Lake and DuPage counties
WBEZ Chicago
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Are Chicago’s Brutal Winters A Thing Of The Past?
Block Club Chicago
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CROCUS: Argonne National Laboratory, UIC and More Collaborate to Study Climate Change on a New Scale
Classic Chicago Magazine