11 more tips on how to stay cool without an A/C, recommended by NPR's readers
NPR readers share their favorite tips on how to cope with heat without an air conditioner. Among the tips: take a shower with a sheet on, then wear it to bed.
How do you stay cool without an air conditioner?
We asked NPR readers from hot countries (including the U.S.!) to share their tips on how to cope with the heat. It's a follow-up to a story we published last week by heat wave researcher Dr. Gulrez Shah Azhar about how he dealt with super high temps while growing up in India, where his home was one of many with no A/C unit.
Nearly 900 people who grew up without an air conditioner from Vietnam to Minnesota shared their heat
