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Re:Wet-Bulb Temperature by lmilcin on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @07:29PM (#30535488)
Most people living in places where wet bulb can get 35C have very little insulation from environment in their houses and very few people have means to afford AC.
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Re:Wet-Bulb Temperature by mattmaroon on Thursday March 03, 2022 @09:56PM (#30550098)
That’s not been my experience both domestically and internationally. Cities like Vegas and Phoenix didn’t exist (and cities like Lima and Cairo were much smaller) before AC. People simply wouldn’t be here if they couldn’t afford it.

Domestically, it’s a legal requirement. You can’t legally build a home or rent one without it, anymore than you could without heating in Minnesota.

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