81. Chicago Heat Wave Of 1995 - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Most of the heat wave victims were the elderly poor living in the heart A contributing factor in the heat wave is an effect called an urban heat island. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Heat_Wave_of_1995

Chicago Heat Wave of 1995 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In July 1995, a Heat wave in Chicago, Illinois led to approximately 739 heat-related deaths over a period of five days. It is now considered to be one of the worst weather -related disasters in Illinois history. Although the scale was shocking, the event itself may not have been unusual. An expert has noted that in the U.S. , the loss of human life in hot spells in summer exceeds that caused by all other weather events in the United States combined, including lightning rain floods hurricanes , and tornadoes Contents Weather Victims Aggravating factors The politics of disaster ... edit Weather The temperatures soared to record highs in July with the hottest weather occurring from July 12 to July 16 . The high of 106° F C ) on July 13 set the record for the warmest July temperature since records began at Midway Airport in . Nighttime low temperatures were unusually high (upper 70s and lower 80s °F - about 25 °C) as well. Record humidity levels also accompanied the hot weather. edit Victims Most of the heat wave victims were the elderly poor living in the heart of the city, who either had no

82. European Heat Wave Of 2003 - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The heat wave occurred in August, a month in which many people, including government A total of 40000 people died from the 2003 European heat wave.3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_heat_wave_of_2003

European heat wave of 2003 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The summer of was one of the hottest ever in Europe ; this led to a health crisis in certain countries as well as considerable impact on crops Contents Country-by-country France Italy United Kingdom ... edit Country-by-country edit France 14,847 people [ ], mostly elderly, died in France from heat, according to the country's largest funeral service. France does not commonly have very hot summers, particularly in the northern areas. As a consequence, most people do not know how to react to very high temperatures (for instance, with respect to hydration ), and most homes and retirement homes are not equipped with air conditioning . Furthermore, while there are contingency plans for a variety of catastrophes and natural events, high heat had never been considered a major hazard and so such plans for heat waves did not exist at the time. The heat wave occurred in August , a month in which many people, including government ministers and physicians, are on vacation. Many bodies were not claimed for many weeks because relatives were on holiday. A refrigerated warehouse outside

83. Heat Wave Claims Dozens In Balkans : Mail & Guardian Online Mail Guardian Online heat wave claims dozens in Balkans. http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=246928&area=/breaking_news/breaki

84. Chicago Heat Wave Of 1995: Information From Answers.com Chicago heat Wave of 1995 In July 1995, a heat wave in Chicago, Illinois led to approximately 739 heatrelated deaths over a period of five days. http://www.answers.com/topic/chicago-heat-wave-of-1995

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Chicago Heat Wave of 1995 Wikipedia Chicago Heat Wave of 1995 In July 1995, a Heat wave in Chicago, Illinois led to approximately 739 heat-related deaths over a period of five days. It is now considered to be one of the worst weather -related disasters in Illinois history. Although the scale was shocking, the event itself may not have been unusual. An expert has noted that in the U.S. , the loss of human life in hot spells in summer exceeds that caused by all other weather events in the United States combined, including lightning rain floods hurricanes , and tornadoes Weather The temperatures soared to record highs in July with the hottest weather occurring from July 12-16th. The high of 106° F C ) on July 13th set the record for the warmest July temperature since records began at Midway Airport in . Nighttime low temperatures were unusually high (upper 70s and lower 80s F - about 25°C) as well. Record humidity levels also accompanied the hot weather. Victims Most of the heat wave victims were the elderly poor living in the heart of the city, who either had no

85. Homeless Die In Arizona Heat Wave In Phoenix, Arizona last week at least 21 people, 14 of whom have been identified as homeless, have died from exposure to extreme temperatures in excess of http://www.wsws.org/articles/2005/jul2005/heat-j26.shtml

Enter email address to receive news about the WSWS Add Remove SEARCH WSWS English German ON THE WSWS Donate to the WSWS! Contact the WSWS ... Books Online OTHER LANGUAGES German French Italian Russian ... Indonesian LEAFLETS Download in PDF format WSWS North America Homeless die in Arizona heat wave By Joe Anthony 26 July 2005 Use this version to print Send this link by email Email the author In Phoenix, Arizona last week at least 21 people, 14 of whom have been identified as homeless, have died from exposure to extreme temperatures in excess of 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Centigrade). In addition, at least 13 undocumented immigrants have died trying to cross the desert region on the Arizona-Mexico border. Temperatures have exceeded 100 degrees in Phoenix for weeks on end, with 14 days in July having highs of 110 degrees or more. The conditions in Phoenix are part of a larger heat wave that has swept across much of the United States, with temperatures in Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, Washington D.C. and scores of other cities reaching record highs anywhere between 100-120 degrees. The extreme heat has been particularly severe and prolonged in the southwest region of the country. While the deaths in Phoenix have drawn the most attention, there have undoubtedly been many heat-related deaths in other cities throughout the country. At least 200 heat records have been broken this month in different parts of the country. Parts of 23 states have been under heat advisory at some point during the month. Over the weekend, Chicago experienced temperatures not seen since the 1995 heat wave that killed hundreds. Three heat-related deaths have been reported so far.

86. Death Toll At Least 35 In U.S. Heat Wave heat and misery move East. Death Toll at Least 35 in US heat Wave. By Erica Ryan Associated Press posted 26 July 2005 0213 pm ET http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/ap_050726_heat_wave.html

Amazing Images: Summer under the Stars Contest 101 Amazing Earth Facts World Trivia Natural Disasters: Top 10 U.S. Threats ... LiveScience.com: Cool Science Galleries Death Toll at Least 35 in U.S. Heat Wave By Erica Ryan Associated Press posted: 26 July 2005 02:13 pm ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Temperatures soared past 100 in several cities, and the National Weather Service posted excessive heat warnings and advisories from Illinois to Louisiana and from Nebraska to the District of Columbia. Some areas weren't expected to receive a break until Wednesday. Some 200 cities in the West hit daily record highs last week, including Las Vegas at 117, and Death Valley soared to 129, the weather service said. The blistering heat has caused numerous deaths this summer. In the Phoenix area alone, 24 people, most of them homeless, have died. At least four deaths have been blamed on the heat in Missouri, including a woman found dead Sunday in a home without air conditioning. Four people have died of the heat in Oklahoma, two of them young children left in cars, and at least three heat deaths have been tallied in New Jersey. Image Gallery As a large swath of the U.S. suffered through another miserably hot day, people cranked up their air conditioners, headed to swimming pools and ran through sprinklers to try to stay cool.

87. WTOL-TV Toledo, OH: Oppressive Heat Wave Continues Malls, movie theaters or air conditioned shelters can also be heat wave havens, When we have a heat wave like this, a lot of people don t have the http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=3634360

88. HEAT WAVE A MAJOR SUMMER KILLER In the disastrous heat wave of 1980, more than 1250 people died. No one can know how many more deaths are advanced by heat wave weather – how many http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/factsheets/HEATWAVE.htm

Office Of Emergency Preparedness Home News Site Contents Feedback Heat Wave - A Major Summer Killer A National Problem North America summers in one section are hot; most summers see heat waves in one section or another of the United States. East of the Rockies, they tend to combine both high temperature and high humidity although some of the worst have been catastrophically dry. Based on the latest research findings, the NWS has devised the "Heat Index" (HI), (sometimes referred to as the "apparent temperature"). The HI, given in degrees F, is an accurate measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity (RH) is added to the actual air temperature. IMPORTANT: Since HI values were devised for shady, light wind conditions, EXPOSURE TO FULL SUNSHINE CAN INCREASE HI VALUES BY UP TO 15*F. Also, STRONG WINDS, PARTICULARLY WITH VERY HOT, DRY AIR, CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. Note on the HI chart the shaded zone above 105*F. This corresponds to a level of HI that may cause increasingly severe heat disorders with continued exposure and/or physical activity. The "Heat Index vs. Heat Disorder table relates ranges of HI with specific disorders, particularly for people in higher risk groups.

89. CBS News | No Relief For Sweltering Southwest | July 21, 2005 16:30:05 (CBS/AP) As a record heat wave bakes the Southwest, government forecasters are A record heat wave in Phoenix has led to the deaths of 18 people, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/21/national/main710540.shtml

SEARCH: CBSNews.com The Web document.write('') Home U.S. World Politics ... CBS News Video ET The Early Show CBS Evening News 48 Hours 60 Minutes ... Section Front E-mail This Story Printable Version No Relief For Sweltering Southwest (Page 1 of 2) PHOENIX, July 21, 2005 Lesleejo Ruther, 47, takes refuge from the sun under a blanket on her shopping cart in Phoenix. (AP) The forecasters noted that over the past week, many cities across the country have set or broken records for daily highs or for high minimum temperatures. Staying Cool Advice On Beating The Heat From Dr. Emily Senay (CBS/AP) As a record heat wave bakes the Southwest, government forecasters are offering little respite in their long-range outlook. The August through October outlook for much of the Southwest and West Coast calls for above normal temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center said Thursday. Some short-term easing may be in store for the region, however, with an increased chance for showers over the next week as monsoon moisture moves in accompanied by the remains of Tropical Storm Emily. But over the August-October period, forecasters said, Arizona has the strongest possibility of hotter-than-normal readings.

90. Heat Wave In Europe: The Mystery Unveiled The recent heat in Europe made headlines in the media and was used as an evidence for global warming. Guess what human activities had nothing to do with http://www.john-daly.com/guests/jet.htm

Heat Wave in Europe: The Mystery Unveiled by Eduardo Ferreyra (16th September, 2003) The recent heat in Europe made headlines in the media and was used as evidence that "global warming" is a fact. Guess what: human activities had nothing to do with it. After a brief review of recent history and the fundamentals of meteorology and climatology, it has been possible to determine that the causes of the recent heat in Europe has its origins in a climatic phenomenon known for many decades as the "Jet Stream" , strong winds whirling around the North Pole, having a decisive influence on the Northern Hemisphere and the rest of the world. Let us see in detail what is this thing called the "Jet Stream". It is a current of very strong winds in the stratosphere whirling around the North Pole, from west to east, and they do it varying speeds, for not very well understood reasons. Some years they blow at very high speeds, making the current fairly straight; other years they slow down and start 'snaking' and twisting in their path, making deep entrances to the equator, and far north to the North Pole. Figure 1 (and the next ones) gives some idea about how climatologists understand this process.

91. American Red Cross Of RI - Heat Wave Safety Tips heat wave Prolonged period of excessive heat and humidity. American Red Cross of Rhode Island IF A heat WAVE IS PREDICTED OR HAPPENING. Slow down. http://www.riredcross.org/safetytips-heatwaves.htm

HEAT WAVES KNOW WHAT THESE TERMS MEAN Heat wave: Prolonged period of excessive heat and humidity. The National Weather Service steps up its procedures to alert the public during these periods of excessive heat and humidity. Heat index: A number in degrees Fahrenheit (F) that tells how hot it really feels when relative humidity is added to the actual air temperature. Exposure to full sunshine can increase the heat index by 15 degrees F. Heat cramps: Heat cramps are muscular pains and spasms due to heavy exertion. Although heat cramps are the least severe, they are an early signal that the body is having trouble with the heat. Heat exhaustion: Heat exhaustion typically occurs when people exercise heavily or work in a hot, humid place where body fluids are lost through heavy sweating. Blood flow to the skin increases, causing blood flow to decrease to the vital organs. This results in a form of mild shock. If not treated, the victim may suffer heat stroke. Heat stroke: Heat stroke is life-threatening. The victim's temperature control system, which produces sweating to cool the body, stops working. The body temperature can rise so high that brain damage and death may result if the body is not cooled quickly.

92. Dead Heat - Why Don't Americans Sweat Over Heat-wave Deaths? By Eric Klinenberg It s not easy to picture a heat wave. We all carry stock mental photos of more cameraready extreme weather, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, http://slate.msn.com/id/2068612/

placeAd(1,'slate.news/slate') Print E-mail Discuss Newsletters ... About Us Search Slate Advanced Search placeAd(3,'slate.homepage/slate') placeAd(6,'slate.homepage/slate'); medical examiner Health and medicine explained. Dead Heat Why don't Americans sweat over heat-wave deaths? By Eric Klinenberg Posted Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 8:31 AM PT It's not easy to picture a heat wave. We all carry stock mental photos of more camera-ready extreme weather, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and floods. These natural disasters are so visually spectacular that they make the front page or the TV news even when they occur in remote places. Extreme heat, on the other hand, is invisible. But heat waves kill more people in the United States than all of the other so-called natural disasters combined. More than 400 Americans die from heat-related illnesses in a typical year. Annual mortality from tornadoes, earthquakes, and floods together is under 200. Since heat waves inflict damage on the nation's major cities, well within the range of most media organizations, the lack of visibility or panic is all the more mysterious. Continue Article placeAd(2,'slate.homepage/slate')

93. Roanoke.com - Weather Stories - Heat Wave Ends Today The Roanoke Times on the Web News of Roanoke, New River Valley, Virginia Tech Hokies and University of Virginia Cavalier football and basketball. http://www3.roanoke.com/weather\28159.html

SEARCH Stories in past 30 days Older news stories The Roanoke Times Manage my Paper Get the Paper Contact Us Contents News New River Valley Sports Entertainment ... Place an Ad A to Z Directory Advertising Archives Book Club Coupons ... Chasing the Wind On the road in Tornado Alley Weather talk Kevin Myatt 's Weather Journal Kevin Myatt grew up in Arkansas to the tune of tornado sirens and the rhythm of hailstones. Chasing twisters like he did in 1999 and getting within a quarter-mile of one was exciting, but he finally tired of 5-month-long summers and 2-inch snowstorms and moved to the cooler climes of Southwest Virginia's mountains in 1999. Kevin thought he was going to be a meteorologist growing up but he credits divine intervention with continually detouring him to a newspaper career instead, landing him in an managing editor job of a small Arkansas paper before coming to The Roanoke Times as a copy editor in 1999. But his love of weather continues to this day, and at the beginning of 2003 he began this weather column in addition to the hiking page he has updated occasionally on roanoke.com since early 2000. He now works the copy desk for The Roanoke Times and is its principal weather geek, offering weather reporting training classes to reporters and advising the newsroom on upcoming weather stories. He updates this column most Tuesdays and Fridays and other times as conditions warrant. E-mail your weather or comments questions to

94. EPA: HIRI - Human Health & The Environment - Heat Wave Response Programs The EPA heat Island Reduction Initiative Site This section provides information about how the heat island effect can raise summertime urban temperatures http://www.epa.gov/heatisland/about/heatresponseprograms.html

Heat Island Effect Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Heat Island Effect Heat Island Home Basic Information ... Contact Us Heat Wave Response Programs Strategies to Address Heat Waves Heat Wave Response Programs In response to a series of deadly heat waves over the last 15 years, local officials are taking steps to minimize the public health threat of excessive heat. Cities are increasingly starting programs to coordinate intervention strategies among local agencies and sound the alarm to residents. Such programs provide direct assistance to vulnerable individuals and protect against heat-related illness and mortality. The approach taken in each city is unique and tailored to local needs. Common examples of "best practices" include: Activating telephone heat hotlines Alerting neighborhood volunteers, family members, and friends Providing public air-conditioned buildings and transportation to these facilities Working with local "aging agencies" to educate at-risk individuals Coordinating with local utility companies to ensure that service to residential electricity customers is not shut off during a heat wave To maximize program effectiveness, cities are targeting at-risk groups. These include people over 65 years of age, those with chronic medical conditions, pregnant women, small children, individuals working outdoors, those without air conditioning, and persons engaged in strenuous physical activity.

95. Heat Wave Safety What To Do When a heat Wave Is Predicted or Happening. Signals of heat Emergencies heat wave Prolonged period of excessive heat and humidity. http://www.seattleredcross.org/disaster/safety/HEATWAVE.HTM

Proudly Serving Locally Founded in 1898 Home About Us Contact Us FAQs ... Winter Storms ACT NOW Make a Donation Get Help Volunteer ... Make A Planned Gift WHAT WE DO Disaster Services Events International Services Language Bank ... West Sound Service Center Disaster Safety Heat Waves Online Brochure (pdf) Versión en Español Table of Contents Know What the Terms Mean What To Do When a Heat Wave Is Predicted or Happening Signals of Heat Emergencies Treatment of Heat Emergencies See also... Project Safeside : Keeping You Ahead of the Storm. Information from the American Red Cross and The Weather Channel on heat safety Know What These Terms Mean... Heat wave: Prolonged period of excessive heat and humidity. The National Weather Service steps up its procedures to alert the public during these periods of excessive heat and humidity. Heat index: A number in degrees Fahrenheit (F) that tells how hot it really feels when relative humidity is added to the actual air temperature. Exposure to full sunshine can increase the heat index by 15 degrees F.

96. American Red Cross Of Greater Chicago heat wave Prolonged period of excessive heat and humidity. The National Weather Service steps up If a heat Wave Is Predicted or Happening • Slow down. http://www.chicagoredcross.org/getprepared/heatwaves.htm

Get Prepared Make a Disaster Plan Build an Emergency Supply Kit Get Trained Homeland Security Understanding Threat Levels Sheltering in Place Online Store Safety Tips Tornadoes Fire Safety Floods Heat Waves ... Workplace Safety Heat Waves Know What These Terms Mean: Heat wave: Prolonged period of excessive heat and humidity. The National Weather Service steps up its procedures to alert the public during these periods of excessive heat and humidity. Heat index: A number in degrees Fahrenheit (F) that tells how hot it really feels when relative humidity is added to the actual air temperature. Exposure to full sunshine can increase the heat index by 15 degrees F. Heat cramps: Heat cramps are muscular pains and spasms due to heavy exertion. Although heat cramps are the least severe, they are an early signal that the body is having trouble with the heat. Heat exhaustion: Heat exhaustion typically occurs when people exercise heavily or work in a hot, humid place where body fluids are lost through heavy sweating. Blood flow to the skin increases, causing blood flow to decrease to the vital organs. This results in a form of mild shock. If not treated, the victim may suffer heat stroke.

97. The Effect Of The Summer 2003 Heat Wave On Mortality In The Netherlands In the Netherlands, between 1400 and 2200 deaths in the summer of 2003 may have been heatrelated. The fact that the maximum temperatures were lower than in http://www.eurosurveillance.org/em/v10n07/1007-227.asp

Home Archives Eurosurveillance monthly releases 2005 Volume 10 / Issue 7-8 ... previous page Surveillance report The effect of the summer 2003 heat wave on mortality in the Netherlands volume issue publication date July / August 2005 J Garssen , C Harmsen , J de Beer 1. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Statistics Netherlands),Voorburg, The Netherlands 2. Nederlands Interdisciplinair Demografisch Instituut (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute), Den Haag, The Netherlands In the Netherlands, between 1400 and 2200 deaths in the summer of 2003 may have been heat-related. The fact that the maximum temperatures were lower than in some other European countries, and occurred in less heavily populated areas, may have led to mortality figures that were relatively less dramatic. The temporarily increased death rates are only partly due to a forward shift of mortality. Heat-related mortality was most pronounced among the elderly in nursing homes. Introduction Since the beginning of the 19th century, 33 spells of exceptionally warm weather in the Netherlands have been officially labelled heat waves by the Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute). For this purpose, Dutch meteorologists use a definition that is, in view of the generally mild, maritime climate of the Netherlands, less demanding than those of countries at lower latitudes. A warm spell qualifies as heat wave if it consists of at least five days with a maximum temperature of 25

98. Chicago Magazine In his 2002 book, heat Wave A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago, Klinenberg says that if you look at the heat wave, E2, and the porch collapse, http://www.chicagomag.com/pressbox/082803pressbox.htm

99. SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- About 300 Fall Ill From Heat At Boy Scout Where I m from if it s 75, we think that it s a heat wave. Half of the 300 who fell ill were treated and released from the fort s hospital. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20050728-0804-jamboreedeaths.html

Weather Traffic Surf Maps ... Webcam Choose Category All of SignOnSanDiego News Sports Entertainment Classifieds Yellow Pages Community Events Web News Metro North County Tijuana/Border ... Internet Access About 300 fall ill from heat at Boy Scout Jamboree By Michael Felberbaum ASSOCIATED PRESS 8:04 a.m. July 28, 2005 Temperatures at Fort A.P. Hill, an Army base where the 10-day event is being held, reached the upper 90s and were intensified by high humidity. "This is hot for me," said Chad McDowell, 16, who lives in Warrenton, Ore. "Where I'm from if it's 75, we think that it's a heat wave." Half of the 300 who fell ill were treated and released from the fort's hospital. Dozens more were sent to surrounding hospitals, where they were in stable condition Wednesday night, Jamboree spokesman Gregg Shields said. The more than 40,000 Scouts, volunteers, and leaders attending the event had been standing in the sun about three hours when word came that severe thunderstorms and high winds were forcing the president to postpone his appearance until Thursday. Bush's spokesman said Thursday that the visit would instead happen Sunday, at the Scouts' request. Repeated phone calls to the Jamboree press office were not returned.

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