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During Europe's heat wave last month, Floriana Peroni’s vintage clothing store had to close for a week. A truck of rented generators blocked her door as they fed power to the central Roman neighborhood hit by a blackout as temperatures surged. The main culprit: air conditioning.

Europeans have long shunned air conditioning, tolerating even the most intense heat. But amid a brutal heatwave, where breezes are far and few between, some are beginning to give AC a second look.

Rising global temperatures are dropping air conditioning from luxury to a necessity in many parts of Europe, which long has had a conflicted relationship with energy-sucking cooling systems deemed by many to be an American indulgence.

As the summer breezes fade, continent rethinking its skepticism of cooling technology

As the summer breezes fade, continent rethinking its skepticism of cooling technology

Floriana Peroni's vintage clothing store had to close for a week during Europe's heat wave last month.

As the summer breezes fade, continent rethinking its skepticism of cooling technology

As the summer breezes fade, continent rethinking its skepticism of cooling technology

As the summer breezes fade, continent rethinking its skepticism of cooling technology

As the summer breezes fade, continent rethinking its skepticism of cooling technology