SERIES: Chicago's 1995 Deadly Heatwave - Part 1: Lessons Learned 25 Years Later
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In a week-long series, Reset commemorates the 25th anniversary of Chicago's 1995 heatwave that killed more than 700 people over five days. In part 1, we meet sociologist Steven Thrasher. He wrote the definitive text on the heatwave and lessons learned.
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