From ‘heat panic’ to ‘sacrificed at the altar’: Europe’s air conditioning culture wars heat up
Cooling down has become political amid record highs, as experts say row is distracting from work of protecting lives As the afternoon heat rose to
Cooling down has become political amid record highs, as experts say row is distracting from work of protecting lives As the afternoon heat rose to a dizzying 41.7C (107F) in eastern Brandenburg on Sunday, taking German temperatures to unprecedented highs, Mario, 65, took precautions but did not panic.
Two years ago, a fierce heatwave had prompted him to buy a powerful device that few Germans own: an air conditioning unit. “The summers are
slowly getting warmer,” says the retired handyman in Neuzelle on the German-Polish border, whose bungalow is now among the 6% of German homes with fixed
air-conditioning. “And as you get older, the heat gets harder to endure.” Continue reading...
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