Keeping cool without AC: Our readers share their tips
NPR readers shared various practical and low-tech methods for staying cool during extreme summer heat without relying on air conditioning. Tips range from using cold water on pulse points to mimicking animal behaviors like bathing in cool water.
In a summer of extreme heat, we asked our NPR readers to share the ways they keep cool without relying on air conditioning. The responses were practical, personal and inventive — shaped by childhoods without AC, long workdays outdoors and family traditions passed down through generations. From rural Minnesota porches to Syrian balconies, here are some of the strategies they swear by.
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