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How Guilty Should We Feel About Our Air Conditioners?
Anything that sucks up that much energy can't be good for the environment.
Record High Temperatures Have Already Killed Over 100 People in India
The hot spell comes less than a year after at least 2,500 Indians died during one of the world's worst heat waves on record.
The Freezing A/C in Your Office Is Making You Eat More
In addition to making you disgruntled, the igloo-like temperature of your office is causing you to reach for more snacks and eat more calories.
India's Deadly Heat Wave Could Be a Glimpse of Things to Come
Over 1,000 people have died during the latest heatwave, and temperatures are projected to remain high this week — and soar over the course of the century.
As the World Prospers, More People Are Getting Air Conditioning — and That's Really Bad for the Climate
The rise in the amount of energy used to power air conditioners could offset any gains made in renewable energy production and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Heat Could Be Making Human Bodies Less Efficient
The NIH releases more research linking cold climates, natural or otherwise, to quicker metabolisms.
New Research Quantifies Just How Deadly Climate Change Is Making New York's Summer
Welcome to the trash sauna.
New York's Power Grid Is a Wonderful and Fragile Thing
All these machines whirring around us have magical hearts pumping electricity through them, thanks to the will of God. If only this were so. As things stand in reality, electricity comes from generators and power plants where little men in pointy hats...
A Brief History of Keeping Cool: Air Conditioning Through the Ages
Perhaps you too have lined up a bunch of glasses of ice water in front of a box fan in front of your face in a desperate attempt to cool your overheating brains before full-on cranial core meltdown. It didn't work all that well, probably. Life without...
Air Conditioning Is Boiling the Earth and Making Us Weak: An Interview with Author Stan Cox
It hit 95 degrees in Chicago on Monday, making it the hottest Memorial Day in the city's history. It was hot enough to result in a number of heat warnings instructing individuals to avoid the outdoors while staying in air conditioned spaces. Are we now...