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What caused the Chicago Heat Wave What role did weather play in the Chicago Heat Wave?
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∙ 15y ago
I cannot explain what caused the heatwave, because i havent researched it yet, but the heatwave played a role in strengthening the Chicago community, and improving warning systems and procedures. In 1999, Chicago had another heatwave, and because of improved warning systems, only 110 people died (which was still a catastrophe), but was better than the outcome of the 1995 heatwave, which somewhere between 700 and 800 people died.
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Is heat wave and heat stroke the same?
no. a heat wave is weather, a heat stroke is a health condition.
What type of wave is heat?
Heat wave, a prolonged period of unusually hot weather
Can a heat wave be snow and heat?
No. A heat wave is a prolonged spell of extremely hot weather. There would be no snow. Rain is not usual during a heat wave either.
What is the weather like in Samoa?
the weather in American Samoa is heat wave sort of weather and a snowing tip of weather
Bush fires can they cause their own weather and what weather can they make?
they can make a heat wave
What is it called when the weather is extremely hot?
its baking or a heat wave
What is the weather like in America Samoa?
the weather in american samoa is heat wave sort of weather and a snowing tip of weather
What do people call it when there are many days of hot weather?
Heat wave
Does Chicago IL ever have a day over 100 F?
Yes most definately, one of the worst weather disasters in the history of the United States was the 1995 Chicago Heat Wave. The 1995 Chicago heat wave led to approximately 600 heat-related deaths over a period of five days. The temperatures soared to record highs in July with the hottest weather occurring from July 12 to July 16. The high of 106° F (41° C) on July 13th. A contributing factor to the heat wave is an effect called an urban heat island. Urban heat islands are caused by the concentration of buildings and pavement in urban areas, which tend to absorb more heat in the day and radiate less heat at night into their immediate surroundings than comparable rural sites. Therefore, built-up areas get hotter and stay hotter. This is an extreme example to answer your question but it is not totally uncommon to have a few days near or even above the 100 degree mark every other summer or so.
What is a heat waves?
From Wikipedia...A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. There is no universal definition of a heat wave;[1] the term is relative to the usual weather in the area. Temperatures that people from a hotter climate consider normal can be termed a heat wave in a cooler area if they are outside the normal climate pattern for that area.[2] The term is applied both to routine weather variations and to extraordinary spells of heat which may occur only once a century. Severe heat waves have caused catastrophic crop failures, thousands of deaths from hyperthermia, and widespread power outages due to increased use of air conditioning.
Is a tidal wave extreme weather?
No, Tsunamis are not weather-related. They are typically caused by a disturbance of the seabed such as an underwater earthquake or landslide.
What was the Chicago Heat wave?
The 1995 Chicago Heatwave was a summer heat wave that resulted in hundreds of deaths. The temperatures averaged between the highs of 43 degree Celsius and the low's of 26 degree Celsius during night time.
