air conditioning heat-related deaths averted yearly

Air conditioning may prevent heat deaths

~190,000 heat-related deaths/year

Estimates suggest that air conditioning prevents about 190,000 heat-related deaths each year. Cooling can therefore protect people from dangerous heat, not just make them more comfortable.

More than half the world faced COVID-19 lockdowns

3.9 billion people

The number of people under some form of lockdown rose from 1.7 billion on March 26, 2020, to 3.9 billion by the first week of April.

Financial stress can temporarily reduce mental performance

In one set of experiments, lower-income participants performed worse on cognitive tasks after being asked to think about a large unexpected expense. Another study found that Indian sugarcane farmers performed better after harvest, when they had more money, than before it. The results suggest that financial pressure can consume attention needed for other tasks.

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air conditioning heat-related deaths averted yearly

Air conditioning may prevent heat deaths

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