Saturday, May 18, 2013

How Air Conditioning Has Shaped Population Growth in the United States

Now this is fascinating. Did you know that air conditioning is largely responsible for migration to the Western part of the United States? It makes sense, but I'd never considered it before. This is a very interesting video.

Air Conditioning and America -- How the States Got Their Shape (History Channel)

Segment discussing the ten largest cities in the US and how they shifted westward in the period after 1960, when air conditioning became more common. Copyrig...

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