Wall Street Journal: "Europeans have long shunned air conditioning, viewing it as noisy, a blight on their architectural heritage and, above all, unnecessary, as long as the summers were mild. They feared widespread adoption of

Only one in five European homes has air conditioning, but record-breaking heat is driving soaring demand and reshaping the political debate, with even Green leaders backing…

As a heat wave bakes the continent, decades of architecture, the approach to discomfort and norms that kept ACs out of homes are starting to give way | World News

The EU refused to be drawn into a heating political debate on the merits of air conditioning Monday, saying it was not for Brussels to micromanage how people cool their homes.…

Europes severe heat wave is forcing many to finally consider home cooling, an idea they had long resisted for reasons ranging from socio-cultural factors to urban design and…

Heat waves kill thousands in Europe, but politicians resist the relief Americans can take for granted. | World News

Europe's infrastructure, built for cold, is struggling with record heatwaves. From buckling train tracks and melting roads to hospitals cancelling surgeries and strained power…