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Evaporative air coolers, or swamp coolers, are a more affordable alternative to air conditioning, but are they a realistic solution for keeping your home cool?

Evaporative coolers—commonly known as “swamp coolers” but also called evaporative air conditioners, desert coolers, wet air coolers and even swamp boxes—have been around in their modern form since the ...

THAT IN MY TIME WORKING HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE AND IN NEW MEXICO. IT’S SHOCKING. ERIC. THANK YOU. AS ERIC JUST MENTIONED, WE’RE EXPECTING VERY WARM TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK. THAT MEANS A LOT OF US ARE ...

“I just couldn’t think straight,” Albuquerque resident Becky Wood said, describing what it felt like attempting to get work done in an 85-degree house during the city’s hottest summer days. “I would ...

As Seattle sweats through a summer that is giving signs of being among the hottest on record, those who have eschewed air conditioning (eh, it's only used 3 days a year!) or live in a place where air ...