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By Eric Klinenberg. 305 pp., illustrated. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2002. $27.50. ISBN 0-226-44321-3.

Like motorists who slow down to stare at the aftermath of car crashes, most people are fascinated by meteorologic disasters. The perils of weathering a hurricane, a tsunami's destruction of property, and the human drama of a flood all make for riveting tales of struggle and survival. Yet one kind of weather-related catastrophe — a deadly wave of heat and humidity — seems not to get nearly the notice given the others, despite the fact that it kills more than all the other kinds combined. Why heat waves are such a quiet menace and how social conditions contributed to more . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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