silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 days agoCan We Air-Condition Our Way Out of Climate Change? No. But in the midst of intense heat waves it may be necessary to save lives.nautil.usexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down11
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkCan We Air-Condition Our Way Out of Climate Change? No. But in the midst of intense heat waves it may be necessary to save lives.nautil.ussilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squarehoohoohoot@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoOkay But we cant just go into our homes or offices which are under AC, and then forget about the outside This is not prevention of the worse, it is ignorancy And what about people who cant afford AC or the bills that come with it?
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoYou can at the very least cool public buildings, hospitals, trains, and the likes, and keep them open 24/7 during heat waves. This keeps people alive
minus-square0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI don’t think anybody would be against saving lives. I think the point is, long term solutions need to be worked on along side disaster management.
Okay
But we cant just go into our homes or offices which are under AC, and then forget about the outside
This is not prevention of the worse, it is ignorancy
And what about people who cant afford AC or the bills that come with it?
You can at the very least cool public buildings, hospitals, trains, and the likes, and keep them open 24/7 during heat waves. This keeps people alive
I don’t think anybody would be against saving lives.
I think the point is, long term solutions need to be worked on along side disaster management.
Yes, thats what I meant