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-up179arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: usnews@lemy.lol
arrow-up176arrow-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: usnews@lemy.lol
Record-breaking temperatures in the last few years shatter the myth that air conditioning alone will keep people safe
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.
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.