Alessandro F. Rotta Loria is the Louis Berger Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University, where he directs SOIL - the Subsurface Opportunities and Innovations Laboratory. He is also the co-founder of GEOEG, Enerdrape, and MINERALIZE. His research focuses on the subsurface and addresses challenges and opportunities related to underground climate change, geothermal energy, sea-level rise, and sustainable construction. His work has been featured in media outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, CNN, BBC, Scientific American, Forbes, and Bloomberg, and exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale and the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism.

This is the first definitive treatise on a silent, subterranean crisis: an urban 'underground inferno' where temperatures are rising at double the rate of the surface. With a rare combination of rigorous scientific data and captivating, narrative storytelling, Rotta Loria masterfully bridges the gap between ancient history and engineering, mapping out a visionary framework to capture this wasted heat, turning a hidden hazard into a cornerstone of clean, renewable energy for the future. Underground Climate Change is a masterclass in uncovering the unseen. While the world has spent decades looking up to understand climate change, Rotta Loria brilliantly compels us to look down. This is a monumental, eye-opening work.

• PART I - IT'S HOT UNDERGROUND 1: From caves to cities underground 2: Underground inferno PART II - THREATS 3: Shifting infrastructure 4: Baked commuters 5: Heated underground habitats PART III - OPPORTUNITIES 6: To renew, or to build anew? 7: The power of underground heat PART IV - LOOKING FORWARD 8: Bringing light to the hidden 9: Epilogue

Alessandro F. Rotta Loria is the Louis Berger Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University, where he directs SOIL - the Subsurface Opportunities and Innovations Laboratory. He is also the co-founder of GEOEG, Enerdrape, and MINERALIZE. His research focuses on the subsurface and addresses challenges and opportunities related to underground climate change, geothermal energy, sea-level rise, and sustainable construction. His work has been featured in media outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, CNN, BBC, Scientific American, Forbes, and Bloomberg, and exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale and the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism.

This is the first definitive treatise on a silent, subterranean crisis: an urban 'underground inferno' where temperatures are rising at double the rate of the surface. With a rare combination of rigorous scientific data and captivating, narrative storytelling, Rotta Loria masterfully bridges the gap between ancient history and engineering, mapping out a visionary framework to capture this wasted heat, turning a hidden hazard into a cornerstone of clean, renewable energy for the future. Underground Climate Change is a masterclass in uncovering the unseen. While the world has spent decades looking up to understand climate change, Rotta Loria brilliantly compels us to look down. This is a monumental, eye-opening work.

• PART I - IT'S HOT UNDERGROUND 1: From caves to cities underground 2: Underground inferno PART II - THREATS 3: Shifting infrastructure 4: Baked commuters 5: Heated underground habitats PART III - OPPORTUNITIES 6: To renew, or to build anew? 7: The power of underground heat PART IV - LOOKING FORWARD 8: Bringing light to the hidden 9: Epilogue

Alessandro F. Rotta Loria is the Louis Berger Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University, where he directs SOIL - the Subsurface Opportunities and Innovations Laboratory. He is also the co-founder of GEOEG, Enerdrape, and MINERALIZE. His research focuses on the subsurface and addresses challenges and opportunities related to underground climate change, geothermal energy, sea-level rise, and sustainable construction. His work has been featured in media outlets including The New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, CNN, BBC, Scientific American, Forbes, and Bloomberg, and exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale and the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism.

This is the first definitive treatise on a silent, subterranean crisis: an urban 'underground inferno' where temperatures are rising at double the rate of the surface. With a rare combination of rigorous scientific data and captivating, narrative storytelling, Rotta Loria masterfully bridges the gap between ancient history and engineering, mapping out a visionary framework to capture this wasted heat, turning a hidden hazard into a cornerstone of clean, renewable energy for the future. Underground Climate Change is a masterclass in uncovering the unseen. While the world has spent decades looking up to understand climate change, Rotta Loria brilliantly compels us to look down. This is a monumental, eye-opening work.

• PART I - IT'S HOT UNDERGROUND 1: From caves to cities underground 2: Underground inferno PART II - THREATS 3: Shifting infrastructure 4: Baked commuters 5: Heated underground habitats PART III - OPPORTUNITIES 6: To renew, or to build anew? 7: The power of underground heat PART IV - LOOKING FORWARD 8: Bringing light to the hidden 9: Epilogue