Throughout the article I was waiting for the "But.." As in some how it also deteriorated the global weather, caused some unknown sort of pollution, etc.
It was good to see that Air conditioning has only improved the world and has no side-effects.
It was good to see that Air conditioning has only improved the world and has no side-effects.
Massive increase in cost of electricity is due largely to the infrastructure needs of meeting peak demand events caused by sudden widespread AC use.
Those who don't use AC in their homes are still paying higher prices in order that the system can cater for the people who use AC.
"But there's an inconvenient truth: you can only make it cooler inside by making it warmer outside."
Followed by several paragraphs of the contribution of air-conditioning to hotter cities.
The dew point in January during a cold snap spends weeks around -20F. This is fairly self evident, we have some crisp dry snow free mornings around -10 to -20 every winter and obviously if the dew point were above -20 it would be snowing at that time, or at least cloudy. If I try to humidify the house it'll just get moldy so I let it dry out instead.
I have noticed my hands get dry skin problems, skin cracks and gets infected, when the dew point is below freezing for a couple weeks. Winter is a bad time for static sensitive electronic experimentation. I participate in many winter sports activities and when the dew point is -20F you don't have to sweat much to get hypothermia or dehydrated. Dehydration is a big problem for long distance hikers in the winter, you have to carry the water in a thermos or it'll freeze and tradition is to drink caffeinated hot beverages which makes you pee which dehydrates you faster than not drinking at all.
You'd have to live in an interesting climate where the dew point in the winter is higher than the dew point in an air conditioned house in the summer.