Europeans rely less on air conditioning than many other citizens around the world. But figures show that its use has steadily increased on the continent as temperatures have risen due to human-caused ...

Summer isn’t what it used to be in some U.S. cities. Once known for mild, manageable heat, they’re now sweating through record-breaking temperatures and without much help from air conditioning. Some ...

More than one in five of the state’s prison beds, 21%, still do not have air conditioning, according to the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections, including the Johnston Correctional Facility ...

With heat advisories blanketing the eastern half of the U.S., air conditioners are once again working over time as essential resources to keep millions cool. But they're unevenly distributed: Many ...

When a heat wave sweeps the state while schools are still in session, many districts end the instructional day early.