CMAP compiled a new dataset to help decision makers target investments in communities disproportionally impacted by flooding.
A new guide outlines key considerations for integrating equity in flood resilience, from planning and design to maintenance and funding.
This summer has been a harsh reminder of the climate change impacts we face in northeastern Illinois. A summer that started with severe drought shifted to a storm on July 2 that dumped rain on Cook County — including more…
While summer days bring warm-weather activities we can’t enjoy in the winter, they also bring something else: heat. And climate change means average temperatures are getting hotter. The Midwest has warmed by 2 degrees Fahrenheit since 2000, and by the end of the century, temperatures…
Extreme weather has rocked the country’s coasts in recent weeks. Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana as one of the state’s strongest storms ever recorded. Wildfires in California have scorched 3.7 million acres and shattered previous records — despite a…
Communities in western Will County are working together to identify alternative water sources that can lower their dependency on a sandstone aquifer in danger of running dry. Aquifers are underground layers of permeable material that produce water for residents and…
Early research shows that COVID-19 is causing the greatest harm to our most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities. At the same time, climate change in northeastern Illinois results in more frequent and severe storms, extreme heat, and prolonged drought. Just this week, river, stream,…
While the world is focused on addressing the impacts of the pandemic, communities in our region still face serious risk from floods and severe storms this season. Illinois has never seen a year go by without damage from severe storms, with more…
The Chicago region experiences significant and repeated damages from flooding. Between 2007 and 2014, $2.319 billion in damages were paid out from public and private sources statewide, according to a 2015 Illinois Department of Natural Resources report that reviewed the…