Feb. 21, 2025
The Heat Wave That Killed 739 People | Chicago, 1995
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When Chicago officials were warned about a nationwide heat wave, they didn't take it seriously. What happened as a result of that, and what is uncovered leading up to and after the deadly heat wave reveals a pattern prevalent today.
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- Chicago Death Rates 2024
- Latino Family Relations .
- National Weather Service.
- https://news.griffith.edu.au/2025/02/04/fans-ineffective-in-heat-waves/#:~:text=“Using a fan in these,temperature is not too high.”
- By photo by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75264865
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