June 30, 2008
Jun 30: Fan Club
By Benjamin Drummond & Sara Joy Steele
Extreme heat kills more Americans than any other natural disaster. As the globe warms up, scientists expect more heat waves like the one that killed more than 700 people—many elderly and living alone—in Chicago in the summer of 1995. Above: 75-year-old Noel Lyman cools down during a hot spell in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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One cannot address heat related deaths without also discussing elevated levels of ozone and particulate matter in the air on hot days.
Posted by: david miller on 07/02/08 at 6:20 PM Respond
I find that fans designed to fit in windows work very well at cooling down my house. This is especially true at night.
Posted by: Peter Breedveld on 07/03/08 at 1:59 AM Respond
Check your stats on heat and cold mortality rates.
Posted by: jo star on 07/04/08 at 12:31 PM Respond