A study found that waste heat generated by a city’s worth of air conditioners during a heatwave can raise the outside temperature by more than 2 degrees Celsius.
Right, but the area the heat was removed from gets colder. When looking at the city as a whole, the transferred heat cancels out. The only heat added to the system is the additional energy used to transfer the heat.
Right, but the area the heat was removed from gets colder. When looking at the city as a whole, the transferred heat cancels out. The only heat added to the system is the additional energy used to transfer the heat.
This article isn’t about the heat added to the entire planet