As Europe sweats through record-breaking temperatures, Asian makers of air conditioners, like South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, China’s Midea and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric, are enjoying a boom in sales.

While nearly 90% of US homes have air conditioning, in Europe it’s around 20%, and some countries have much lower rates.

Atmospheric patterns are trapping hot air for days, driving temperatures steadily higher – a phenomenon exacerbated by global warming, experts say

Europe braced Wednesday for another day of an unprecedented heat wave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air conditioner sales zooming in a con

France hits record-breaking June heat as punishing temperatures put the UK and elsewhere in Europe under alert.

The massive demand for cooling devices underscores the shift in European consumer behaviour

Companies see a surge in demand for air conditioning units from Europe, which World Meteorological Organisation says is warming at more than twice the global average.

As Europe sweats through record-breaking temperatures, Asian makers of air conditioners, like South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, China’s Midea and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric, are…