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The July 1995 Chicago heat wave led to 739 heat-related deaths in Chicago over a period of five days. [1] Most of the victims of the heat wave were elderly poor residents of the city, who did not have air conditioning , or had air conditioning but could not afford to turn it on, and did not open windows or sleep outside for fear of crime. [ 2 ]
National Centers for Environmental Information – via Storm Events Database. [dead link ] U.S. Weather Bureau (January 1967). "Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena". Storm Data. 9 (1). Asheville, North Carolina: National Climatic Data Center. [dead link ] U.S. Weather Bureau (December 1957). "Storm data and unusual weather phenomena".
The third violent tornado to affect Illinois this day was also the deadliest tornado of the entire outbreak. The F4 tornado that swept through Palos Hills, Oak Lawn, Hometown, Evergreen Park, and skipped through Chicago's Southside, killed 33 people. The path of this tornado was 16 miles long, and at times 200 yards (180 m) wide.
Intense thunderstorms packing wind gusts over 100 mph blasted across the Midwest Monday afternoon into Monday night, snapping trees and damaging buildings during an extreme weather event known as ...
Severe weather can occur under a variety of situations, but three characteristics are generally needed: a temperature or moisture boundary, moisture, and (in the event of severe, precipitation-based events) instability in the atmosphere.
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 10 deadliest weather events of the last 20 years, which have all been worsened by climate change are: – 2007: Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh, which caused 4,234 deaths; – 2008: Cyclone Nargis ...
Deadliest sporting event accident in US history 23 1919 Onawa train wreck: Accident – railroad Onawa, Maine: 23 1923 Honda Point disaster: Accident – shipwreck Near Lompoc, California: 20 deaths aboard USS Young, three deaths aboard USS Delphy: 23 1925 M.E. Norman: Accident – shipwreck Mississippi River: 23–25 1933 1933 Outer Banks ...