Introduction The temperature during an eight-day heat wave in Chicago, Ill. in July 1995 hovered around 100° Fahrenheit. High levels of humidity made the air feel even hotter, creating an almost unbearable and, ultimately, fatal environment. A total of 566 deaths were attributed to the heat, which struck the elderly and the infirm especially hard.(1,10,25) Was the Chicago heat wave just a random occurrence? Or are July's heat wave, flooding in the Midwest in March 1995, record summer temperatures …showed first 75 words of 5094 total…

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