Adjust your ceiling fans to rotate counterclockwise, run major appliances at night and consider planting trees to shade your home, multiple governments suggest.
Tag: Air Conditioning
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How We Can All Stay Cool Without Air-Conditioners
Air-conditioners reduce heat stress but also guzzle energy. We’ll explain how it’s possible to keep people cool, including those most at risk, without cooking the planet.
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The Health Effects of Extreme Heat
Researchers are drilling down into the ways life on a hotter planet will tax our bodies, and looking for protections that, unlike air-conditioning, don’t make the problem worse.
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Rumbling Through Modern Jordan, a Railway From the Past
Once an ambitious project to unite the Middle East, the antique Hejaz Railway is a relic of that bygone dream before wars, borders and more advanced modes of transport rendered its services obsolete.
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In India’s Heat Wave, Air Conditioning Is the Divider
In a rapidly warming world, the ability to cool and stay indoors is the real divider.