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Europeans embrace air conditioning amid climate crisis and import concerns

Europeans are increasingly adopting air conditioning units despite concerns about reliance on Chinese imports and the worsening climate crisis. Extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and deadly, with significant heat-related deaths already recorded in Asia and Europe. While historical cooling methods existed, modern air conditioning has become crucial for habitability in warmer regions. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · David Dodwell ·

    Hot and bothered Europeans finally warm to air con

    Experts agree that humans can only comfortably survive in the thermoneutral zone, a surprisingly narrow Goldilocks range between 17 and 24 degrees Celsius. This gives us a problem as climate change pushes up summer temperatures alarmingly, resulting in record heatwaves around the…