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Heat in the Heartland: 60 Years of Warming in the Midwest

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Publication Date

July 15, 2012

Open Access

Yes

Abstract / Description

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.

Authors

  • Elizabeth Martin Perera (Union of Concerned Scientists)
  • Todd Sanford (Union of Concerned Scientists)
  • Jalonne White-Newsome (Union of Concerned Scientists)

Additional Credits

Laurence Kalkstein (University of Miami), Jennifer Vanos (Applied Climatologists, Inc.)

Publisher

Union of Concerned Scientists

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