Cooling down has become political amid record highs, as experts say row is distracting from work of protecting lives

Heat has killed 200,000 in Europe in just four years, but it lags far behind the US in air conditioning adoption. It's now a political fight.

Instead of asking how Europe should adapt to a changing climate, some politicians have found another opportunity to wage a stale culture war. Their latest target is air…

The vast majority of European homes lack air conditioning amidst a historic heat wave, and climate activists oppose changing that.