Argonne National Lab researchers seek ways to relieve flooding in Chicago
CHICAGO -- State lawmakers in the Illinois House spent Thursday discussing ways to improve federal and local flooding responses in the Chicago area.Heavy rain flooded out basements and streets several times this past summer, displacing residents and causing thousands of dollars in damage.CBS 2's Tara Molina connected with researchers focusing on Chicago neighborhoods hit hardest by flooding, with the impacts of climate change only expected to worsen those conditions.
'I recall at least six major flood events, and two that were very severe; enough that the water triggered an electrical fire.' She leads the Greater Chatham Initiative, a community group now working directly with a team of scientists and researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory to focus on flooding â homing in on Chatham as a neighborhood hardest hit.
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