The air-con number people in Spain get wrong when trying to cool a room faster

Is Europe embracing air conditioning as deadly heat waves become more common?

Many Europeans have long seen air conditioning as an unnecessary, costly, carbon emissions-heavy indulgence. But as the continent's summers get hotter, claiming more lives as they do, that appears to be changing. Over the last week, 40 people died in France from drowning as they sought relief from extreme heat. In Spain, temperatures hit 111 degrees, and the U.K. is enduring its hottest June on record. Every year, heat claims an average of 175,000 lives across Europe, according to the World Health Organization...

This air conditioning mistake could cost you €3,000

Spain’s summer heat can make air conditioning feel less like a luxury and more like a survival tool. But before []

French aversion to air conditioning melts as homes sizzle

As Europe's heatwave leaves millions sweltering in poorly insulated apartments, schools and retirement homes, more French people are breaking with tradition to turn to air conditioning.

One in five homes have air conditioning as heatwaves increase

Around one-fifth of households in the Netherlands has air conditioning installed as people deal with the prospect of warmer summers...

Spain links more than 1,000 excess deaths to record June heat

Spain recorded 1,029 excess deaths attributable to heat during June, according to official data, after a severe early-summer heatwave pushed temperatures above 40°C and made the month the country’s second-hottest June on record. The figures highlight the growing public health impact of increasingly intense and frequent heat events across southern Europe. The mortality data comes [] The post Spain links more than 1,000 excess deaths to record June heat appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.