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‘It’s unbearable’: in ever-hotter US cities, air conditioning is no longer enough (www.theguardian.com)
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Record-breaking temperatures in the last few years shatter the myth that air conditioning alone will keep people safe

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Need to use Heat Index or Wet Bulb temperature. Dry heat is not the same as humid heat - the latter contains way more heat energy. In arid regions air conditioning, or water, will prevent most heat-related risk into the future. It’s the humid regions that will suffer in heat waves.