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Scientists Who Study the Arctic React to ‘Chiberia’

Subzero temperatures in Chicago are not unlike Arctic parts of the globe.

01/31/2019 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Scientists Who Study the Arctic React to ‘Chiberia’

Clip: 1/31/2019 | 10m 45sVideo has Closed Captions

Subzero temperatures in Chicago are not unlike Arctic parts of the globe.

Subzero temperatures in Chicago are not unlike Arctic parts of the globe. Local scientists Scott Collis and Yarrow Axford share their experiences working on the edges of the world.

01/31/2019 | Rating NR

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