Patty Wetli | July 15, 2021 5:14 pm The Chicago region is warming faster than the globe, experts say. (Alfred Derks / Pixabay) The Chicago region is warming faster than the globe, and the frequency and intensity of the area’s precipitation is likewise changing faster than elsewhere in the nation. Thanks to our sponsors: That was the sobering news delivered by Richard Spinrad, the newly sworn-in administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Spinrad’s comments, made earlier in the week during the virtual launch of the 2021 Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Regi...