Once upon a time, the very notion of air conditioning was an anomaly to the residents of Great Britain. What a waste of money to have such a monstrosity installed in a building, particularly in one’s home! It would only get used for, what, three, four days out of the year?
However, times have changed, and temperatures have changed with them. In July 2022, the UK experienced its first recorded temperature above 40C; the Met Office warned this week that hitting this level of heat is now 20 times more likely than it was in the 1960s. And as the climate crisis continues to reshape our idea of what constitutes a “normal” summer, things are only going to get hotter.
