Those most at risk from heat have the least access to air conditioning, UK study finds

MedicalXpress | 六月 25, 2026

People who are most in danger during the U.K.'s heat wave are among the least likely to have air conditioning at home, researchers have found. With temperatures potentially rising to 40° C (104° F), scientists at the University of Reading have looked at how many homes in England use air conditioning to keep cool, and which households use it most. They studied answers from 15,846 households that took part in the English Housing Survey from 2023 to 2024, as well as undertaking interviews with households already using air conditioning.