Addressing what in literal terms could be viewed as the hottest topic of our times, Alessandro Rotta Loria and Ashish Sharma are looking above and below ground for ways to mitigate the impact of ...

CHICAGO — On a recent tour underneath Chicago’s iconic skyline, Alessandro Rotta Loria, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University, pointed out one of the ...

Local TEDx events bring together area thought leaders to spread their knowledge and inspire audiences. At TEDxChicago 2024, two Northwestern Engineering professors had the chance to present their work ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Alessandro Rotta Loria has co-led a newly published Theme Issue of the academic journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A. Rotta Loria, Louis Berger ...

Climate change is warming the world above and below ground, and what's happening below could be causing the world's cities to slowly sink, a new study suggests. “Underground climate change is a silent ...

Two levels below ground at the Grant Park North Garage, the summer heat feels oppressive. As downtown commuters park and exit their cars, sweat quickly beads on their furrowed brows and foreheads.

A phenomenon that scientists have called “underground climate change” is deforming the ground beneath cities, a study conducted in Chicago has found. This shifting of land under urban areas could pose ...

A new Northwestern University study has, for the first time, linked underground climate change to the shifting ground beneath urban areas. As the ground heats up, it also deforms. This phenomenon ...

There's a "silent hazard" threatening the future of major cities. A new study found that the ground underneath major cities is heating up so much that it's becoming deformed – and that buildings, as ...

Dr. Alessandro Rotta Loria is an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University, based in Chicago, Illinois. This website uses cookies to improve your experience ...