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To protect people in the Great Lakes region from climate extremes, weatherize their homes

  • Written by Nicholas Rajkovich, Assistant Professor of Architecture, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Air conditioning cools city residents during heat waves, but also strains the power grid and fuels climate change.Joanna Poe/Flickr, CC BY-SA

This story is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative.

Summer temperatures in Chicago normally peak in the low 80s, but in mid-July 1995 they topped 100 F with...

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