TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldM to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 7 months ago‘It’s unbearable’: in ever-hotter US cities, air conditioning is no longer enoughwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-link‘It’s unbearable’: in ever-hotter US cities, air conditioning is no longer enoughwww.theguardian.comTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldM to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
Record-breaking temperatures in the last few years shatter the myth that air conditioning alone will keep people safe
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·7 months agoJust need stronger air conditioners? Power em with renewable energy.
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoArchitects and engineers designed properties cheaply with the idea that modern refrigeration would take care of everything. Houses or apartments built 100 years ago don’t really have such a problem with cooling compared to a house put up in 1950.
Just need stronger air conditioners? Power em with renewable energy.
Architects and engineers designed properties cheaply with the idea that modern refrigeration would take care of everything. Houses or apartments built 100 years ago don’t really have such a problem with cooling compared to a house put up in 1950.