... and economical factors aligned to create one of the largest and most traumatic meteorological events in recent history. An event of such magnitude that it doubled the number who died in the great Chicago fire of 1871, and eclipsed the death toll of Hurricane Andrew by a figure twenty times as ... North Lawndale is 96 percent African-American, while Little Village is 85 percent Latino. Other possible contributing factors to high heat mortality such as population aged 65 and older, number of those living alone, seniors living in poverty, and overall poverty were all somewhat controlled bec...

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