Climate change is expected to bring more and more days of potentially deadly extreme heat to Chicago. The Tribune analyzed satellite data to identify the hottest parts of the city in a searchable map. A special report on heat disparities:
Heat is the deadliest weather phenomenon, killing more people in an average year than hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and cold, according to the National Weather Service. Heat kills some outright via heat stress. For others, heat exacerbates common chronic conditions, including asthma, heart disease and diabetes.
“We will see more heat waves like the ‘95 Chicago heat wave,” said Elena Grossman, director of the Building Resilience Against Climate Effects program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “That will become a constant reality.”
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