“Se aliaron con su peor enemigo”: cómo hace 2.400 años los persas fabricaron hielo en mitad del desierto
Aquellos ingenieros no conocían los gráficos del programa Copernicus que hoy nos dicen que Europa se calienta al doble de velocidad que hace cien años. Pero tenían barro, sombra, agua, paciencia y una observación feroz del cielo
In a twist of fate, two millennia ago, the Persians forged an unlikely alliance with their greatest enemy to manufacture ice amidst the scorching desert. The heat has become unbearable, with temperatures soaring to unprecedented levels, reminiscent of a series of unrelenting ovens instead of the summer season. This season, the Bilbao airport registered a record-breaking 42.7 degrees Celsius on June 24th, a temperature that has never been recorded in June or July before.
In our quest for comfort, we have turned to air conditioning, a device that cools our homes by heating the planet as a whole. In doing so, we have entered into a Faustian bargain, trading our present comfort for an uncertain future, feeling modern and safe, but also foolish.
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