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Hacker News Jul 17, 2024

New Technology Could Reduce the Amount of Energy for Air Conditioning
https://www.wired.com/story/cutting-edge-technology-could-massively-reduce-the-amount-of-energy-used-for-air-conditioning/
#ycombinator #science #cooling #extreme_heat #heat_pumps #climate_change #environment #energy

Cutting-Edge Technology Could Massively Reduce the Amount of Energy Used for Air Conditioning

Roughly 10 percent of the world’s energy is used for cooling, with much of the necessary electricity generated by fossil fuels. Companies need to make AC much more efficient—as soon as possible.

WIRED

Hacker News Mar 11, 2024

Humanity Is Dangerously Pushing Its Ability to Tolerate Heat
https://www.wired.com/story/extreme-heat-tolerance/
#ycombinator #environment #science #extreme_heat

Humanity Is Dangerously Pushing Its Ability to Tolerate Heat

Extreme heat waves are already here, and they are killing tens of thousands of people. Blasting through 2 degrees Celsius of warming means they’ll happen many times more frequently.

WIRED

Hacker News Sep 24, 2023

A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm
https://www.wired.com/story/a-flesh-eating-bacterium-is-creeping-north-as-oceans-warm/
#ycombinator #oceans #extreme_heat #climate #infectious_disease #public_health #health

A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm

The Vibrio vulnificus pathogen thrives in hot coastal waters, and beachgoers can contract it via a small cut or scrape. It can also kill them in two days.

WIRED