SUBTERRANEAN CLIMATE CHANGE

The sensors were placed in subsurface areas such as Chicago’s Lower Wacker Drive for a specific reason. The scientists wanted to see how ground temperatures had evolved since 1951, the year Chicago’s subway tunnels were complete. The findings revealed that the city had experienced a warming of 3.1°C (5.6°F) and is set to sink 8mm and swell by 12mm by 2051. “We used Chicago as a living laboratory, but underground climate change is common to nearly all dense urban areas worldwide,” they said. “And all urban areas suffering from underground climate change are prone to have problems with infrastructure.” They discovered that underground temperatures beneath the Loop are often 18 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius) warmer than temperatures beneath Grant Park (which is away from buildings), according to the statement. They also found that air temperatures in underground structures like parking garages and subway stations can be up to 45 F (25 C) higher than the Grant Park ground temperatures. The more climate change is investigated the more scientists realise the drastic affects it has on all aspects of life and the infrastructure with the pending disasters it will yield.