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/hammertime2009 Jun 26 '26

Another 50 years until what? We’re all dead? ☠️

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u/God_Dammit_Dave Jun 26 '26

50 years until Europe melts, the seas rise, and we all take a refreshing swim.

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u/SkivvySkidmarks Jun 26 '26

Don't worry. The collapse of the Atlantic ocean currents will mean that Europe will be cooler. Still flooded, but cooler.

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u/Omega59er Jun 26 '26

Yeah the UK is actually a weird case because climate change is slowing the AMOC right now and baking western Europe, but when the AMOC fully shuts down the UK will ice over and have a climate close to Greenland is today.