1995 Chicago heat wave

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] The heat wave also heavily impacted the wider Midwestern region, with additional deaths in both St. Louis, Missouri^[3] and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[4]

^ Dematte, Jane E.; et al. (1 August 1998). "Near-Fatal Heat Stroke during the 1995 Heat Wave in Chicago". Annals of Internal Medicine. 129 (3): 173–181. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-129-3-199808010-00001. PMID 9696724. S2CID 5572793.
^ Cite error: The named reference Klinenberg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Smoyer, K.E. (September 1998). "A comparative analysis of heat waves and associated mortality in St. Louis, Missouri – 1980 and 1995". International Journal of Biometeorology. 42 (1): 44–50. Bibcode:1998IJBm...42...44S. doi:10.1007/s004840050082. PMID 9780845. S2CID 20120285.
^ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (1996-07-21). "Heat-Wave-Related Mortality – Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 1995". Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 45 (24). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 505–7. PMID 9132565.

[1] Dematte, Jane E.; et al. (1 August 1998). "Near-Fatal Heat Stroke during the 1995 Heat Wave in Chicago". Annals of Internal Medicine. 129 (3): 173–181. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-129-3-199808010-00001. PMID 9696724. S2CID 5572793.

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[3] Smoyer, K.E. (September 1998). "A comparative analysis of heat waves and associated mortality in St. Louis, Missouri – 1980 and 1995". International Journal of Biometeorology. 42 (1): 44–50. Bibcode:1998IJBm...42...44S. doi:10.1007/s004840050082. PMID 9780845. S2CID 20120285.

[4] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (1996-07-21). "Heat-Wave-Related Mortality – Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 1995". Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 45 (24). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 505–7. PMID 9132565.

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