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Geoff Russ: Europe's irrational allergy to air conditioning

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LONDON — By the middle of last week, Britain and Western Europe were hot enough to melt Samuel de Champlain’s statue. In London, the air was damper than a sauna, and in France, the pavement shimmered and liquified. People literally had their lives cut short by extreme temperatures that reached 40 C, with little breeze to lessen the effect.

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The advice was the same as ever. People were told to drink water, avoid going outside and keep their windows shut.

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Through no fault of its own, since nobody can predict the weather, the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) held its annual conference at Olympia London, on Hammersmith Road, from June 23 to 25, right in the middle of the heatwave.

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