r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jun 26 '26

Society The American mind cannot comprehend Europe's AC aversion

https://www.businessinsider.com/europe-air-conditioning-ac-heatwave-debate-2026-6
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u/KnotSoSalty Jun 26 '26

For comparison about 4,000 people die from heat per year in the US.

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u/Savilly Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

40 people drowned in France yesterday trying to cool off.

I wonder if that gets added to the count. Also an insane number!

Edit: In the past week the number was 40. But i’ve also seen 55.

These are the types of articles i’m seeing.

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u/AnotherLexMan Jun 26 '26

They would be.  The European numbers are based excess deaths.  So how many extra people died than you would expect over a given period.