blog posts Possible effects of climate change on Chicago include 'catastrophic ice storms' next century Oct 13, 2016 11:30 am by DNAinfo ChicagoIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images DNAinfo Chicago (Oct. 13) “That’s the scary part," says alumnus Jeff Walk, the Nature Conservancy in Illinois’ acting director of conservation. “We’d go from a potential 18-inch snow storm to a 3-inch ice storm.” Share on Facebook Tweet Email