
401Adapting to Climate Change
by Hayhoeetal. (2008, 2010a) suggest that such an unusual event could
become commonplace by the end of the century (see low- and high-
emission scenarios in Figure 11.2). While Chicago already has a sophisti-
cated emergency response planning and coordination system in place, the
city found it needed to be better prepared for the likelihood of an increas-
ing number of heat waves.
Several different approaches have been put into place. The rst is to be
better prepared for heat waves by neighborhood checks, increasing the
number of “cooling centers” where people can stay during heat waves, get-
ting more air conditioners ...