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Thirty years after historic heat wave, Chicagoans are still at risk
Northwestern University researchers are giving the city 30 recommendations to better prepare for heat waves and potentially ...
Near South Side art installation marks 30th anniversary of deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave
An art installation on the Near South Side will mark the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Chicago heat wave that killed hundreds ...
Extreme heat is a killer. A recent heat wave shows how much more deadly it’s becoming
Human-caused climate change tripled the number of estimated deaths in the recent European heat wave, according to a new ...
Drowning Deaths in France Spiked by 58% During Heat Wave, Authorities Say
PARIS (Reuters) -France's public health authority said on Friday that more than 100 people had died from drowning between ...
30 years later: Organizers remember 1995 heat wave victims, advocate for vulnerable Chicagoans
When temperatures rise in Chicago, for some, it brings back difficult memories and prompts a call for action to prevent ...
Revisiting the heat wave of July 1936
The effects of The Dust Bowl in the early 1930s led to a wave of record-setting heat waves across the eastern half of the ...
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Research Suggests Climate Change Added Excess Deaths in European Heat Wave
The rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution calculated that climate change might have tripled the death toll from the ...
Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates
Scientists have linked last week’s European heat wave to human-caused climate change and estimate that climate change was ...
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Doctor issues warning as dangerous heat wave sweeps across US region: 'If you have to be outside, take those breaks'
The scorching conditions disrupted daily life in the area. Doctor issues warning as dangerous heat wave sweeps across US ...