Eric Klineberg's investigation of a 1995 week-long heat wave in Chicago that was responsible for over 700 deaths showed that
A) The heat was so severe that the deaths were unavoidable
B) Social conditions such as poverty contributed to the deaths
C) The heat wave was related to a nearly simultaneous tsunami in Micronesia
D) People ignored the extensive news media publicity about the danger.
Answer: B
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