🇺🇸 Chattanooga vs 🇺🇸 Chicago

Chattanooga in the Tennessee River gorge is one of America's most dramatically positioned cities, surrounded by Lookout Mountain and Signal Mountain. The valley-and-ridge topography creates dramatic fog, temperature inversions, and storm channeling. The city was historically notorious for air pollution but has transformed into an outdoor recreation destination.

Humid continental — cold harsh winters, hot humid summers, severe storms

Chicago lives up to its Windy City nickname. Lake Michigan creates its own microclimate — cooler summers and heavier lake-effect snow in winter. Summers are warm but brief; winters are among the harshest of any major American city.