Lessons from Chicago’s deadly heat wave, 27 years later
In 1995, a heat wave killed more than 700 Chicagoans. Today, many people around the city are still vulnerable to extreme heat.
By Lynnea DomienikLessons from Chicago’s deadly heat wave, 27 years later
In 1995, a heat wave killed more than 700 Chicagoans. Today, many people around the city are still vulnerable to extreme heat.
By Lynnea Domienik
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This week marks the 27th anniversary of a deadly Chicago heat wave that led to hundreds of deaths over a period of five days.
Reset reflects on what happened in the summer of 1995, and discusses the current effects of extreme heat on low-income communities and outdoor workers.
GUESTS: Gina Ramirez, Midwest outreach manager at Natural Resources Defense Council
Rachel Licker, principal climate scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists