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PARIS — France's latest political controversy isn't about taxes, retirement or even cuts to summer vacation. It's about air conditioning. As European summers get hotter, some say: Turn it on. Others ...

Air conditioning can feel heaven-sent on hot summer days. It keeps temperatures comfortable and controls humidity, making indoor environments tolerable even on the most brutally warm days. But some ...

Portable ACs have specific quirks to consider. Here's what I learned about buying and installing a mobile air conditioner. John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home ...

As heat waves batter Europe, the need (or not) for air-conditioning has become part of the political tug of war in France between the right and the left. By Aurelien Breeden and Josh Holder Aurelien ...

University of Leicester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Air conditioning can feel heaven-sent on hot summer days. It keeps temperatures comfortable and controls humidity, making ...

PARIS—Rising summer temperatures have softened Europe’s resistance to air conditioning and touched off a new political fight about the wisdom of installing the technology everywhere, U.S.-style. A ...