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1995 Chicago heat wave

CTL-E-0095 · Event

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Heat wave; 700+ deaths

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Heat wave; 700+ deaths

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During a week in July 1995, a heat wave in Chicago killed 739 people, according to scientists cited in New York Times reporting on the disaster (NYT article reproduced on a University of Arizona course page, tier 3 content).

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