Europe is warming to America's obsession with staying cool

Repeated heat waves in Europe are prompting Europeans to buy AC units in droves.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesEurope has faced record early summer heat in 2026, with temperatures topping 100°F in places.Europeans are buying AC in droves as record heat changes attitudes toward cooling.America's obsession with AC is finally starting to make sense to many Europeans.Europe may finally be admitting Americans had a point.For decades, much of the continent treated air conditioning as an unnecessary luxury