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Re:The world’s climate goals are not sufficient. They are al... by zzzcpan on Thursday November 21, 2019 @10:51AM (#21595328)
> Outside of (sub)tropics AC isn't really needed

Over 26 degrees indoors is when it starts to get unlivable and requires cooling. And without ACs it gets that hot indoors in a lot of the world and in plenty of Europe during summers, not just in tropics.

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Re:The world’s climate goals are not sufficient. They are al... by Sharlin on Thursday November 21, 2019 @11:18AM (#21595730)
Uncomfortable, perhaps, not unlivable. People somehow managed to live indoors without AC for millennia, and a few billion people are doing so right now despite living in regions where summer temps rise to the low 40s C. Relative humidity also plays a large part. 26 degrees C is nothing in a fairly dry climate.
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Re:The world’s climate goals are not sufficient. They are al... by kgwgk on Thursday November 21, 2019 @01:59PM (#21597973)
People have also been living for millenia in the tropics without AC.
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