“It’s like an assembly line in there,” one officer said. In many cases police delivered decomposed bodies to the morgue several days after the date of death because no one had noticed that the person had not been seen in… — Eric Klinenberg Copy Share Image
“recent decades, American utility companies have spent relatively little on research and development. One industry report estimates that, in 2009, research-and-development investments made by… — Eric Klinenberg Copy Share Image
“We were making some progress on climate-change adaptation in the late 1990s,” Klaus Jacob observed. “But September 11th set us back a decade on… — Eric Klinenberg Copy Share Image
“More than one thousand people in excess of the July norm were admitted to inpatient units in local hospitals because of heatstroke, dehydration, heat… — Eric Klinenberg Copy Share Image
“The boys were already dead, though, and when the paramedics arrived, they determined that the body temperatures were 107 and 108 degrees.” — Eric Klinenberg Copy Share Image
“It’s like an assembly line in there,” one officer said. In many cases police delivered decomposed bodies to the morgue several days after the… — Eric Klinenberg Copy Share Image
“They determined that the death count based solely on the medical autopsies had underestimated the damage. Between 14 and 20 July, 739 more Chicago… — Eric Klinenberg Copy Share Image
“The disaster also has a social etiology, which no meteorological study, medical autopsy, or epidemiological report can uncover. The human dimensions of the catastrophe… — Eric Klinenberg Copy Share Image
