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1995 Chicago heat wave - Wikipedia

1995 Chicago heat wave ... The July 1995 Chicago heat wave led to 739 heat-related deaths in Chicago over a period of five days.

Historic July 12-15, 1995 Heat Wave - National Weather Service

Historic July 12-15, 1995 Heat Wave · Claimed over 500 lives in Chicago and hundreds more across the Midwest. · Highest temperature recorded for any Chicago area ...

The 1995 Heat Wave in Chicago, Illinois State Climatologist Office ...

Most of the victims of the 1995 heat wave were the elderly in the heart of the urban area. Many of the poorer older citizens either had no air conditioning or ...

Chicago Learned Climate Lessons from Its Deadly 1995 Heat Wave

Four years after the 1995 disaster, on July 20-31, 1999, a nearly identical bubble of extreme heat and humidity enveloped the city, killing 114, ...

Dying Alone in the Heat Wave, an interview with Eric Klinenberg

An interview with Eric Klinenberg, author of Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago, about the 1995 heat wave deaths. Also available on website: ...

A heat wave killed hundreds in Chicago nearly 30 years ago

Unprecedented heat and humidity plunged the city into crisis, with temperatures that peaked at 106 degrees and humidity that made it feel as hot as 120.

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The Effect of the 1995 Heat Wave in Chicago on All-Cause and ...

The effect of the 1995 heat wave in Chicago on all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Reinhard Kaiser.

The 1995 Chicago Heat Wave: How Likely Is a Recurrence? in

The deadly heat wave of July 1995 that affected much of the U.S. midwest, most notably Chicago, Illinois, has been put into historical perspective.

Chicago's Heat Wave, 20 Years Later

In the summer of 1995, Chicago experienced the deadliest heat wave in American history. Streets buckled, power grids failed, and when the heat finally broke ...

Remembering Chicago's deadly heat wave

It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern American history. More than 700 people died. Most of them were elderly, poor and often from tough ...

Chicago heat wave brings record-breaking temperatures - CBS News

Chicago saw record-breakng temperatures on Monday, and with highs in the 90s every day this week, there will be an increased risk of heat-related illnesses.

Heat Wave | Eric Klinenberg - The Baffler

What Chicago needed was a social autopsy, a study of the institutions and relationships that permitted this catastrophe.

A Comparison of Chicago and Rockford Heat Waves and Hot ...

Chicago has experienced a number of significant heat waves and hot summers over the years. So how does 2012 compare? Here is a comparison of some of Chicago's ...

Chicago's Deadly 1995 Heat Wave: An Oral History

More ... In July 1995, a scorching three-day stretch caught the city unprepared, leaving 739 dead. The key players recount how one of Chicago's ...

The Deadly Chicago Heat Wave Is As Relevant to Racial Justice ...

Adjusting for humidity and the heat island effect experienced in many urban neighborhoods, heat index values reached as high as 126 degrees ...

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Climate change, heat waves, and mortality projections for Chicago

The city of Chicago has already experienced a number of severe heat waves, with a 1995 event estimated to be responsible for nearly 800 deaths.

Dangerous heat wave looms for over 135 million this week from ...

The impending heat wave in Chicago is predicted to be "strong," on par with the only heat wave in 2022, which lasted from June 14-16. Hot conditions will start ...

Lessons of Deadly 1995 Heat Wave Echo in 2020 Chicago

739 Chicagoans — many of them poor, elderly and Black — died from heat-related causes over five days of intense and unrelenting heat in July ...