Dreaming Of Future Underground Cities And Underground Highways, Due To Global Warming And Climate Crisis

In a future shaped by the challenges of global warming and climate crisis, the imagination takes flight, envisioning underground cities and highways as innovative solutions to adapt and thrive. These…

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Underground climate change poses a silent threat to buildings and infrastructure in major cities. The heat generated by human activities and structures can cause the ground to deform and sink, which can have serious implications for public health and transportation. It is essential to monitor and reduce the amount of heat generated underground by improving our design and construction practices accordingly. #UndergroundClimateChange #HeatIslands #Infrastructure

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Underground climate change: How heat is trapped under the surface, threatening buildings

On a recent tour underneath Chicago’s iconic skyline, Alessandro Rotta Loria, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University, pointed out one of the sensors he and his team have installed across the city to track underground temperatures.

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The research, published in July in the journal Nature, detailed how heat trapped under the surface is causing a phenomenon called #UndergroundClimateChange” and could cause major cities including #Chicago, #NewYork and #London to “sink.” #ClimateCrisis

Underground climate change: How #heat is trapped under the surface, threatening #buildings
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/underground-climate-change-heat-trapped-surface-threatening-buildings-rcna117280

Underground climate change: How heat is trapped under the surface, threatening buildings

On a recent tour underneath Chicago’s iconic skyline, Alessandro Rotta Loria, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University, pointed out one of the sensors he and his team have installed across the city to track underground temperatures.

NBC News