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As the summer breezes fade, sweltering Europeans give air conditioning a skeptical embrace
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Air conditioning external units are seen on the facade of a building in Rome, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Rising global temperatures are elevating air conditioning from a luxury to a necessity in many parts of Europe, which long has had a conflictual relationship with energy-sucking cooling systems deemed by many a U.S. indulgence. - photo by AP Photo/Andrew Medichini
MILAN (AP) — During Europe's heat wave last month, Floriana Peroni’s vintage clothing store had to close for a week. A truck of rented generators blocked her door as they fed power to the central Roman neighborhood hit by a blackout as temperatures surged. The main culprit: air conditioning.