Air Conditioners Heating Up U.S. Cities. / Seth Borenstein.
by Borenstein, Seth; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 75Science. Publisher: KRT News Service, 2002ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Air conditioning | Heat -- Physiological effect | Urban heat island | Waste heatDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The air-conditioners that are cooling downtown office buildings are also making sweltering city streets even hotter. Anyone who's felt the hot blast of an air conditioner's exhaust knows how that happens, but preliminary findings of new research suggest that the waste heat from air conditioners can add as much as two degrees to outdoor urban temperatures." (KRT NEWS SERVICE) This article reveals that air conditioners are making U.S. cities hotter.
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Originally Published: Air Conditioners Heating Up U.S. Cities, July 18, 2002; pp. n.p..
"The air-conditioners that are cooling downtown office buildings are also making sweltering city streets even hotter. Anyone who's felt the hot blast of an air conditioner's exhaust knows how that happens, but preliminary findings of new research suggest that the waste heat from air conditioners can add as much as two degrees to outdoor urban temperatures." (KRT NEWS SERVICE) This article reveals that air conditioners are making U.S. cities hotter.
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