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Re:San Francisco hits 106 degrees, breaking record by kalleboo on Saturday September 02, 2017 @01:25AM (#15154457)
70,000 people didn't survive without A/C in the 2003 heatwave in Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_European_heat_wave

Without A/C, tropical countries would not have developed to the extent they have, bringing millions out of poverty https://www.vox.com/2015/3/23/8278085/singapore-lee-kuan-yew...

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Re:San Francisco hits 106 degrees, breaking record by empath75 on Saturday September 02, 2017 @07:11AM (#15155386)
Most people in most tropical countries still don't have a c.
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Re:San Francisco hits 106 degrees, breaking record by senorjazz on Saturday September 02, 2017 @08:23AM (#15155606)
I live in the tropics and don't have it, but we are in the country. Family in the city do and every house I have been to in the city does (middle classes and up (where middle class is basically anyone who has a regular job)
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Re:San Francisco hits 106 degrees, breaking record by photojosh on Sunday September 03, 2017 @08:56PM (#15164885)
Most tropical countries aren't highly developed!
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