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Originally Posted by ardecila
The second part of your comment is wild, apocalyptic speculation. As much as I'd like to see Chicago gain more global prominence, I think we easily have the technology to save NY, Boston, etc from both flooding and droughts. We're not going to see any "mass emigration".
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The thing is, "wild, apocalyptic speculation" is considered to be a not unlikely scenario. I've read a lot on how Chicago is uniquely positioned to weather (pun not intended) the effects of climate change due to its location, proximity to Lake Michigan, and lack of catastrophic natural disasters.
It all depends on how good we're able to take care of the quality of Lake Michigan, and how easily we can carry away excess rainwater. Over time, and I agree with KDM's timeframe of about 80 years down the road, if climatologists' worst case materializes without technology swooping in to save the day, Chicago may indeed see a huge influx of displaced people.