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Much of Europe is getting hotter. AC is literally a life-saving technology on extremely hot days. No, it’s not mere “comfort”. Old people, in particular, are at high risk.

And it’s not like Europe is completely blameless when it comes to global warming, either.

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mojofrododojo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

americans have bullied me into installing this

(not so) cool story bro.

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bassad@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
come on, most of the world have worst temperatures and no AC

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- frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
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  - bassad@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Yes sorry I was just snarky because finally AC globally still heats the world, so to keep our elders alive let’s burn the world’s babies
    
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    frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    What would be the alternative?
    
    The energy used by a window AC unit would be easily offset by a single 300W solar panel (even on hot days, they don’t run 100% of the time). They tend to be needed most on sunny days, so that’s not a problem for solar.
    
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