The U.S. is among the countries bringing portable AC units to the Paris Olympics this summer since the Athletes' Village won't have any. Many athletes are worried about competing in extreme heat.
The French are doing a variation of sea water air conditioning, SWAC, but they are starting with water that is too warm. I once worked with a company doing SWAC that used deep sea water (impossible in Paris) that actually made the AC too cold. We found other uses that warmed it up to AC levels.
This is phrased in a misleading way that is almost misinformation. They have in floor cooling. It’s not like there will be no cooling in the building. It’s simply not traditional cooling. Why people are outraged about this is beyond me.
It’s very commendable to want to reduce environmental harm, but maybe we could do it by eliminating things no one needs (like crypto and LLMs) instead of eliminating things that help people stay well in skyrocketing heat?
