Английская Википедия:1896 Eastern North America heat wave

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Death certificate of Peder Matthias Olsen (1849–1896), killed during the 1896 eastern North America heat wave

The 1896 eastern North America heat wave was a 10-day heat wave in New York City, Boston, Newark and Chicago that killed about 1,500 people in August 1896.[1][2][3]

History

There were ten days of temperatures at least Шаблон:Convert with high humidity and little breeze.[4] The temperatures in New York did not drop below Шаблон:Convert at night, with three consecutive nights at Шаблон:Convert or above. It killed more than the New York City draft riots and the Great Chicago Fire combined.[2] A majority of the deaths were of working-class men in their twenties who performed manual labor.

The New York City Public Works Commissioner ordered that his workers' shifts be modified so they would not be working during midday, and he had fire hydrants opened to cool people on the street. Theodore Roosevelt, then New York City Police Commissioner, distributed free ice from local police stations. After accidental deaths from people falling off the roofs they were sleeping on, the New York City Parks Department allowed people to sleep in parks overnight.[1][2]

References

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External links

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