CHICAGO–Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. Chicago learned that the hard way in 1995. That July, a weeklong heat wave that hit 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) killed more than 700 people. Most of the deaths occurred in poor…Read More
Cities have long made plans for extreme heat Are they enough in a warming world The Asahi Shimbun Asia Japan Watch
