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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory say they want to help South Siders understand why their communities experience perennial flooding as well as climate-related bad air quality and extreme heat.
With the aim of providing the most specific information they can, scientists on Tuesday installed monitors at Chicago State University that will measure temperature, humidity, air quality and other metrics to gauge the impact of climate change.
They also want to know how trees absorb rain, heat and bad air. They want to find out which trees are better at the job. They want to understand soil, infrastructure and anything else they can piece together to fight the impact of climate change.
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