Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?
Natural disasters can be dramatic -- barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes -- but heat is more deadly.
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Natural disasters can be dramatic -- barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes -- but heat is more deadly.
With Earth breaking average heat records, cities are sure to be giving a fresh look at their readiness plans for temperatures that can kill.
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…
With Earth breaking average heat records, cities are sure to be giving a fresh look at their readiness plans for temperatures that can kill.
With Earth breaking average heat records, cities are sure to be giving a fresh look at their readiness plans for temperatures that can kill.