Older buildings are particularly at risk, but overall, our infrastructure isn't adequately prepared to handle the stress.
Study researchers set up more than 150 sensors above and below ground throughout the Chicago Loop. They gathered data from 2019 into the end of 2022. These sensors were placed in subway tunnels, subsurface streets, building basements, and underground parking garages. Researchers also buried several sensors in Grant Park near Lake Michigan.10 degrees Celsius
“Urban areas increasingly suffer from subsurface heat islands: an underground climate change responsible for environmental, public health, and transportation issues,” the study authors wrote. “Soils, rocks, and construction materials deform under the influence of temperature variations and excessive deformations can affect the performance of civil infrastructure.
contract when they become heated. Other materials like sand, limestone, or hard clay will expand with the heat.
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