Heavy rains that flooded Chicago neighborhoods, rendered freeways impassable and wreaked havoc on the NASCAR street race downtown on Sunday are serving as stark reminders of urban centers’ vulnerability during extreme weather events.
Todd Richmond and Olga R. RodriguezA water taxi is seen on the Chicago River in Chicago, Monday, July 3, 2023, a day after heavy rains flooded Chicago streets and neighborhoods.
With projections calling for more frequent and powerful storms as climate change continues, cities like Chicago will have to look for new ways to mitigate flooding, said Max Berkelhammer, an associate professor in earth and environmental sciences at the University of Illinois-Chicago.“That’s really where the challenges are,” Berkelhammer said. “You can build a lot of infrastructure but in a city like Chicago, in a storm like yesterday, you have to find a place for to go.
The Chicago River rose six feet during the storm, forcing workers to close a series of locks and reverse the river’s flow from west to east into Lake Michigan to prevent more flooding, he said. The mayor issued a statement asking people to refrain from taking showers and washing dishes to prevent even more run-off from filling the sewers.
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