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In the context of the 1995 Chicago heat wave, principles of environmental racism have been used to better understand the hugely unequal death rates between various groups in the Chicago population. Out of the 739 heat related deaths attributed to the heat wave, it was found that Black citizens died at a much higher rate than their white peers.
Chicago learned that the hard way in 1995. That July, a weeklong heat wave that hit 106 degrees Fahrenheit ... Chicago's 1995 deaths were clustered not only in poor and segregated neighborhoods ...
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It follows the 1995 Chicago heat wave which resulted in the deaths of 739 people, primarily affecting poor and disadvantaged communities. The film had its world premiere at DOC NYC on November 11, 2018. It was released through video on demand on August 28, 2019, by Journeyman Pictures, followed by a broadcast on Independent Lens on February 3 ...
Counting excess deaths was used to calculate the human impact of a heat wave in Chicago that killed more than 700 people in July 1995, many elderly Black people who lived alone.
Los Angeles, Miami and Phoenix have “chief heat officers” to coordinate the response for dangerous heat. But experts warn that The post Chicago. 1995. 700 people, mostly Black or poor, died ...
Twenty-five years since a deadly heat wave swept Chicago and left more than 700 people dead, the lessons learned and changes made are being used to help residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 1995 Chicago heat wave, one of the worst in US history, led to approximately 739 heat-related deaths over 5 days. [131] In the United States, the loss of human life in hot spells in summer exceeds that caused by all other weather events.