An analysis of the temperature and air mass trends in Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Detroit finds significant increases in the conditions that cause heat-related mortality and illness.
Additional credits:
Todd Sanford (Union of Concerned Scientists)
Jalonne White-Newsome (Union of Concerned Scientists)
Laurence Kalkstein (University of Miami)
Jennifer Vanos (Applied Climatologists, Inc.)
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists
Publication Date: July 0012