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Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Hot days can feel unbearable without a strong air-conditioning system. Yet many of us take these essential ...

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With temperatures climbing this week, here’s how to be comfortable in your home — with or without air-conditioning. By Anna Kodé Summer officially started at the end of June, and this season is ...