Air conditioning saves thousands of lives, but at climate cost

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Air conditioning saves thousands of lives annually by preventing heat-related deaths but contributes significantly to global warming and strains electrical grids. Scientists emphasize the need to balance human health benefits with climate impact mitigation efforts.

Cooling from air conditioning saves lives – more than 5,000 a year in the United States alone – but it also heats the planet and taxes our electrical grid, scientists say. As the...