Feature: How Did Gulf Arabs Keep Cool before AC?
Presenter: Dalia Hamati
Delivered: NYC on June 11, 2017
The UAE currently represents one of the largest carbon footprints per capita in the world, largely due to the building and operating of climate-controlled buildings in its inhospitable climate. This begs the question, how did its residents manage to keep cool before oil was discovered in 1966?
Sources & Future References
Why Does the UAE Have Such a High Carbon Footprint? | Reuters
Can Wind Towers Take the Heat off UAE's Air-Con Addiction? | CNN
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