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Icy waves struck the shoreline of Lake Michigan in Chicago, on January 31, as cold weather continued to hit Illinois and other Midwestern states.Footage taken by Samuel Wood shows an icy Lake ...
The water cribs in Chicago are structures built to house and protect offshore water intakes used to supply the City of Chicago with drinking water from Lake Michigan. Water is collected and transported through tunnels located close to 200 feet (61 m) beneath the lake, varying in shape from circular to oval, and ranging in diameter from 10 to 20 ...
Downtown Chicago, showing Lake Michigan in the foreground. The climate of Chicago is classified as hot-summer humid continental (Köppen: Dfa) with hot humid summers and cold, occasionally snowy winters. All four seasons are distinctly represented: Winters are cold and often see snow with below 0 Celsius temperatures and windchills, while ...
It draws raw water from two of the city's water cribs far offshore in Lake Michigan and supplies two thirds of City of Chicago consumers in the northern, downtown, and western parts of the city and to many northern and western surrounding suburbs. The plant was constructed in the 1960s and began functioning in 1968. [1]
Pastelok said this could be a reason for the warming of water deep down. Lake Michigan covered with snow and ice, with the skyline in the background on a cold winter's day in Chicago, Sunday, Feb ...
Harrowing footage shot from a WGN helicopter shows an unidentified 24-year-old man unwittingly walking roughly 500 yards onto a partially frozen Lake Michigan on Chicago’s southeast side. First ...
Glacial Lake Chicago at the Glenwood Shoreline. The Glenwood Shoreline is an ancient shoreline of the precursor to Lake Michigan, Lake Chicago. It is named after the town of Glenwood, Illinois. The shoreline was formed when the lake was higher during the last ice age, while ice blocked the Straits of Mackinac. After the straits were freed, the ...
When there are thousands of servers packed into a warehouse-like building, it's important to keep equipment cool so that it continues to work.