Your air conditioner isn't designed for extreme heat. Tips to keep cool : NPR
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Extreme temperatures present a significant challenge to AC systems, which engineers and installers say are really only designed to keep indoor temperatures about 20 degrees cooler than outside.
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In a summer marked by extreme heat, is it time for a national cooling standard?
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Your air conditioner isn't designed for extreme heat. Tips to keep cool : NPR
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Sales of heat pumps are rising. We answer your heat pump questions. : NPR
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Summer is heating up. Here's how to stay cool without air conditioning
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11 more heat hacks on how to stay cool without an A/C, shared by NPR's readers : Goats and Soda : NPR
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Here's how you can help kids stay healthy if they play outside in a heat wave
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How to prevent heatstroke or heat exhaustion during the heat wave : Shots - Health News : NPR
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Your air conditioner isn't designed for extreme heat. Tips to keep cool : NPR
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Kansas prisons are vulnerable to extreme heat, and climate change will make it worse
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How to stay safe and cool in a heat wave : NPR
How to Stay Cool Without Air Conditioning
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Sales of heat pumps are rising. We answer your heat pump questions. : NPR
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City of Seattle Opens Additional Cooling Centers and Updated Guidance for Staying Cool in Extreme Heat - Office of the Mayor