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[-] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We usually do not have AC here (for example in Germany). Not even in hospitals, schools, elderly care, etc. The solution of our government, after many people already died because of heat, is to make shelter rooms somewhere in the city where you can go when it's getting too hot. That's how "prepared" we are.

Also, the majority of people here do not own a home but instead are dependable on their landlord to do something against the heat. Which is obviously not happening. So instead those people who have the money for it start buying free standing AC units. Which need a pipe to hang out of the window and are highly inefficient.

[-] FringeTheory999@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that’s what I figured. I’d heard that a lot of europe lacks warm weather infrastructure and most homes lack the basic air conditioning that is ubiquitous here in the US. I don’t see a lot of fixes for that.

[-] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

The solution is the for the rich landowners to spend their fucking money and retrofit building with central air.

The solution is as simple as always: the rich must spend money.

[-] Alenalda@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sure if you never plan to leave the house this is fine. The energy for all those ac have to come from somewhere so let's burn some more CO2, I'm sure that won't make it worse.

[-] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree but they will just shift the costs onto the renters. That's how we do gentrification

[-] billytheid@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Use an evaporative cooler! All you do is chuck ice in it. Cheaper to run, easier to recycle and arguably more effective for small home/apartment living.

Source: Australia

[-] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you! I've never heard of these before. Households here usually do not have ice, but I see it also works with cold packs

[-] billytheid@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Cold packs are FAR superior, I just can’t fit enough in my freezer while still having room to make ice cubes

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