From droughts to wildfires, climate change poses an imminent threat to regions across the country from the Southwest to the West coast.
But Chicago seems to enjoy slightly better odds than other cities, and this is largely due to a water resource called Lake Michigan.
Morning Shift sits down with Ted Fishman, author of a recent article on the subject called "The Shape of Water" that appeared in the print edition Chicago Magazine, to discuss the opportunities and challenges Chicago faces as it takes steps to rethink how to make its landscape greener.