Rising Waters: Climate Change Impacts and Toxic Risks to Lake Michigan’s Shoreline Communities

Study key findings & significance

• Rising lake levels, strong wind gusts and high waves are inching closer to flooding hazardous spots in northern Illinois, including coal, nuclear and Superfund sites.
• Using government data, study authors simulated different flood levels and mapped the potential impacts.

Quotes

“Lake Michigan is where we live, work and play. Climate change is forcing us to see another side of Lake Michigan.”