In places like Dhaka and Chattogram, air conditioning is no longer a luxury for the well-heeled, so much as an absolute necessity. As summers lengthen, thicken, and become altogether intolerable, the middle class's arsenal for preventing heatstroke is now a split AC. But getting a cooling unit is not all there is to it.
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That sticky, oppressive atmosphere of a summer day is only partly due to heat — the humidity plays a major role. The other thing that happens with moist air is this: When air is saturated with moisture, the rate of your body’s own cooling system slows down, leaving you clammy and hotter than the thermometer says.
