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This Ancient Technology Is Helping Millions Stay Cool (www.wired.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

Reminds me of another India beat-the-heat tech that I read was widespread there for centuries.

Those who've ever been in a root cellar or basement are excused. You make a hole in the ground, then go down in it. Underground temperatures world-wide hover around 50-60 degrees all year long.

Make a BIG hole in the ground, and build stairs that people can use to go down into it. Heat rises, so not a problem.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I wanted to try that in my home town in the tropics but I observed that anything underground fills with water immediately and even overground structures end up suffering water damage that's very resistant to most measures I've seen.

Still wondering what's best for those kind of climates.

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