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People didn’t “used to be fine” without air conditioning during heat waves in the U.S. - a lot more people *just died*. According to this study, air conditioning has cut heat deaths in the U.S. by around 80% since 1960. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

papers.ssrn.comAdapting to Climate Change: The Remarkable Decline in the U.S. Temperature-Mortality Relationship Over the 20th CenturyThis paper examines the temperature-mortality relationship over the course of the 20th century US both for its own interest and to identify potentially useful a

Faine Greenwood

@faineg.com

13 July 2025

We’ve largely forgotten that major mortality from extreme heat in the U.S. before air conditioning used to be just…normal.

Spooky Droxelle Davidson 🏳️‍⚧️

@queenofmars.space

anyone who thinks ac is optional should be shipped to Phoenix AZ in August

13/7/25, 4:12 pm0 reposts10 likes

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@turnerjoy.bsky.social

14 July 2025

There wouldn’t be nearly as many people living there if there wasn’t AC. You can’t just say “no one needs it anymore.” They also built things different for A/C. Also a lot of old people there, the death toll would be immense.