Air-Conditioning Is in Short Supply as Asia Swelters

The New York Times | May 6, 2026, 5:45 p.m. | Original
From classrooms to crowded buses, people across South and Southeast Asia are adjusting to life with less cooling — or none at all — as the war in Iran drives an energy crunch.
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