It's tough to stay in homes without air conditioning. The bad news is that many stores have sold out of portable air conditioners, but the good news is that you can make your own for less than $35 and ...

As temperatures begin to rise, signaling the change in seasons from spring to summer, many of us seek the comfort of artificially chilled air inside a building. Any unit capable of cooling an entire ...

If you live in a dry climate — especially in the West and Southwest — air conditioning isn't your only option for keeping a room cool. A portable evaporative cooler (aka "swamp" cooler) does basically ...

Back in the day—before Facebook made it possible to embarrass yourself even when drinking alone—I worked at the Clinton Street Theater. It was there I encountered my first evaporative (aka swamp) ...

Record-breaking temperatures have been reached in Albuquerque. If you are trying to cool down using your Swamp Cooler, here are some tips to get its maximum potential. 1. Receive proper service: ...

Tuesday marked the official start of summer and triple-digit temperatures made it the hottest day in the Grand Valley for the year...so far. "It's hot, and it's dry, and it's miserable," said Fruita ...

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