More than 30 million low-income households that are eligible for federal funding to defray the cost of air conditioning have not received any money from a government program that was created to protect vulnerable people from dangerous temperatures, an E&E News analysis shows.
As the planet warms and both scorching days and sweltering nights occur more often, more air conditioning is needed to keep homes, schools, offices and hospitals at comfortable temperatures.
Removing humidity is critical for human health and comfort. But a group of experts is warning that the current generation of air conditioners isn’t ready for the hot and humid future.
If we have become so powerful that we can warm the Earth by a few degrees, then we must be able to use that power to cool it down too. It is called geoengineering.
