Chicago News Report, July 15
By Karleigh Stone, Nicole Croteau, Max Goodman, Tim Hackett, Nicole Croteau, and Shannon Longworth Medill Reports Alligators in the lake. Protests in the city. Kittens in a cafe. On this episode of Chicago News Report, we cover all of that and more. Photo at top: Chicagoans staged a protest in support of equal pay for […]
The calm before the storm: Weather chasers gear up for the next tornado
By Puja Bhattacharjee Sean Waugh is building two mobile mesonets from scratch In the Research Vehicle Equipment Bay of the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, Okla. These mobile weather stations measure temperature, pressure, humidity and wind in any conditions. But old vehicles with low floors make it difficult to chase tornados and other severe storms across dirt roads […]
For February golfers, Chicago weather ‘on par’ with San Diego
By Elan Kane When Chris Novak moved to Chicago from San Diego last June, the last thing he expected was to be playing golf here in February. But there he was Wednesday, getting ready to tee it up at Sydney R. Marovitz Golf Course. “I didn’t think I was going to make it out at least […]
Draft Town day 3: Mother nature isn’t a football fan
By Nicole Sedivy Rain or shine, the draft must go on. Day three of the NFL Draft took place outdoors at Selection Square in Draft Town. But the weather didn’t cooperate. The National Weather Service reported an afternoon temperature of 47 degrees and rain. That didn’t stop every fan from attending. Some die hard football […]
Divvy Bikes: a safe way to get around Chicago
By Caroline Kenny Getting around Chicago can be tough these days. With its steady stream of traffic on the highways and residual delays on the CTA, many have turned to an alternate way of navigating the city: Divvy bikes. According to a report released by the Chicago Tribune, Divvy bikes have only been the cause […]
Chasing nighttime thunderstorms with NOAA and NASA
By Lizz Giordano The weather research teams waited anxiously for the nighttime storms to appear over the Great Plains. Scientists know very little about how the storms form but they do know how the rainfall from these storms sustains lives, property, agriculture and water resources. So the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA and […]
