1995 Chicago Heat Wave

Published: Aug. 5, 2019, 10:30 a.m.

On this week\u2019s episode, I look at the 1995 Chicago Heatwave and the impacts of mass realization of mass critical risk. This is an episode that mixes history and technical risk expertise.

The Risktory Podcast is created, written and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.

Soundtrack for this week's episode (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)
Podington Bear - Elephants on Parade
Alan Spiljak \u2013 Clouds
Alan Spiljak \u2013 Forgotten
Alan Spiljak \u2013 Light Blue
Alan Spiljak \u2013 Empty Days
Alan Spiljak \u2013 Stars Above
Alan Spiljak \u2013 Not the End
Alan Spiljak - Sun

Sources for this week\u2019s episode
https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/July-2015/1995-Chicago-heat-wave/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-heat-wave-20-years-later-met-20150715-story.html
https://www.adaptny.org/2016/07/21/case-study-deadly-chicago-heat-wave-of-1995/
Heat Wave - A social autopsy of disaster in Chicago \u2013 Eric Klinenberg
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code \u2013 Judith Helfand
Cook County Medical Examiner Archives