subject: The Earth Is More Hospitable Due To Air Conditioning [print this page] The Earth Is More Hospitable Due To Air Conditioning
Built upon the shoulders of such giants, air conditioners and refrigerants cooled brows, froze food, and made life generally more bearable. For the first time in years, people began flocking to the South, rather than running away. Air conditioning changed the architectural, engineering, foods, transportation, social welfare and chemical industries, along with many others. Countries in Central America, in Indonesia, in Northern Africa, in the Middle East and other areas now sustain massive populations, due in a large part to air conditioning and refrigeration.