CNN: ‘Some are questioning why wealthy European countries have been seemingly reluctant to adopt air conditioning’ during heatwave – ‘Why is air conditioning so rare?’

As climate change drives more severe and prolonged heat waves, which arrive earlier and earlier, some are questioning why wealthy European countries have been seemingly reluctant to adopt air conditioning – especially as the heat takes an increasingly deadly toll.… pic.twitter.com/Slj7e0ZttK

— CNN (@CNN) June 23, 2026

Europe will literally issue travel warnings and close down schools before just installing air conditioning pic.twitter.com/esKetlWLdk

— Ed Tarnowski (@edtarnowski) June 23, 2026

Look at the impressive heat in western Europe and the cold in the west that's coming. Guess what? They are not equal in size. The area of intense cold in the western US is larger than the area of intense heat in western Europe. Same global pattern, but you are only told about… pic.twitter.com/8cFhDhUHv4

— The American Storm (@BigJoeBastardi) June 23, 2026