Air-Conditioning Is in Short Supply as Asia Swelters

Scritto il 06/05/2026
da Francesca Regalado, Muktita Suhartono and Saif Hasnat

From classrooms to crowded buses, people across South and Southeast Asia are adjusting to life with less cooling — or none at all — as the war in Iran drives an energy crunch.Used air-conditioners for sale at a roadside shop in Manila, Philippines, in April.