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2025-06-22 16:08:04 UTC - HELPFUL
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While Texas (the state of the poster) regularly goes over 100F (37.7C). Most Texans have air conditioning. Only 5% of people in the UK have AC https://time.com/6199029/air-conditioning-uk-heat-waves/ The elderly die every year in the UK because of the heat. They likely wouldn't if they had AC. https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/nearly-600-in-uk-may-die-this-week-a-deadly-heatwave-warning-from-scientists/articleshow/121990397.cms
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