Europe Is Hot as Hell. Why Doesn’t It Want Air Conditioning?
Europe is facing increasingly severe heat waves, exposing a critical lack of air conditioning across the continent. The episode explores how cultural, environmental, and infrastructural barriers are colliding with a warming climate, forcing a reckoning over whether Europe can adapt in tim
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