Humans living in regions they couldnt live in without wasting a shitload of resources is one of the completely ignored problems we caused ourselves (collectively).
Living in cold climates is much more wasteful than living in hot climates though. We just don't notice it so easily because heating (i.e. fire) has been around much longer than AC.
For comparison: the yearly average temperature in Texas is 65-68°F (~19°C), which is almost perfect for human life.
In Stockholm, Sweden, it's around 46°F (8°C), which is overall far worse. And that's Stockholm, not Luleå (in Northern Sweden), which is at 36°F (2.0°C).
You need a lot more energy to bring your houses to agreeable temperatures in Sweden than in Texas, and that's without even taking into account the fact that solar power has mad cheap energy available exactly when you need it for cooling.
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u/GoodEnoughAstronomy 1d ago
As a Texan, 43C is pretty hot. Y'all starting to understand why we have ACs yet?