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Lee Kuan Yew's air conditioning strategy praised amid Europe's deadly heatwave

Europe is experiencing a severe heatwave with record-breaking temperatures causing deaths and overwhelming infrastructure. In response, social media users and figures like Elon Musk are praising Singapore's late statesman Lee Kuan Yew for his early adoption and promotion of air conditioning as a crucial strategy for urban cooling. This approach is being highlighted as a potential model for European cities struggling to cope with the extreme heat. AI

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Lee Kuan Yew's air conditioning strategy praised amid Europe's deadly heatwave

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · SCMP’s Asia desk ·

    Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew seen as cool guy amid Europe’s deadly heatwave

    Singapore’s cooling strategy, pioneered by founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, has come in for praise in Europe, which is sweltering under a deadly heatwave. Even Tesla founder and world’s first trillionaire Elon Musk has weighed in, calling the late statesman “a genius”. Recor…