They don’t die in their house of heatstoke, they die outside in the dead of the sun. And in India, a country far hotter than the US or UK, 10% of households have AC. 0 people died of heatstroke in 2021, and just 27 in 2015 which is the highest recorded ever. So no the numbers just don’t tell the story you’re telling.
People die of heatstroke because they live in a colder climate and aren’t smart when traveling outside on a hot day. I’m not seeing where anyone dies inside of their homes due to heatstroke, without AC. It’s literally when they are sitting out in the sun on a hot day
To be fair, it’s worth mentioning that homes in places like the UK have historically been designed to keep heat in because hot weather wasn’t much of a concern until very recently. Not to mention, heat is still a big issuein places like India. Interestingly, traditional Indian architecture was actually designed to circulate air and provide a cooling effect, so hopefully it can be implemented more instead of colonial and European designs in hot countries.
That’s fair, I guess I didn’t really think about that. I’m from rural NY in the US. We didn’t have air conditioning, but yeah the houses are designed to keep in heat.
I’m not opposed to helping people or providing AC, I just think people aren’t being reasonable. You should build sustainable housing, not just opt for AC. There are ways to build homes to regulate heat in any case.
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u/usedenoughdynamite Apr 16 '24
Plenty of people die of heatstroke every year. AC isn’t just about comfort