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It's Getting Hot In Here: A/C Use In US Likely To Shoot Up By 60% In 30 Years

2020-08-17 57 Dailymotion

The rising summer heat is driving up the demand for air conditioning in the US and across the globe.<br />According to Gizmodo, a new report says the surge will only become more dramatic as the climate crisis relentlessly drags on.<br />A new analysis from Climate Central shows that the U.S. will see a shocking 59% increase in home air conditioning use by 2050.<br />The National Weather Service fears the extreme heat currently blanketing California will rival that of 2006, which was connected to 130 deaths.<br />Unfortunately, air conditioning itself is powered by hydrofluorocarbons, chemicals that warm the planet up to 11,700 times more than carbon dioxide.<br />Increasing the use of air conditioning without tackling emissions makes the climate crisis even worse.<br />As air conditioning emissions warm the planet even more, it creates a vicious feedback loop that makes people even more reliant on air conditioning.

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