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40. How Will We Handle the Heat?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Preparing for a Heat Wave

When the heat dome parked itself over the pacific northwest in the summer of 20 21, it strained local health inferstructure. In 19 95, the city of chicago experienced a multi day heat wave that resulted in more than 700 deaths. Just four years later, a nearly identical heat wave led to just over 100 deaths,. An impressive drop thanks to better planning on the part of city authorities.

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