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Saudi air conditioners: Hide those oil barrels I can't see

In a paradoxical vicious circle, Saudi Arabia continues to burn black gold to combat the increasingly unbearable summer heat.

Saudi air conditioners: Hide those oil barrels I can't see

An oil site of the national company Aramco, in Saudi Arabia. (Credit: AFP file photo)

In Riyadh, the streets are empty. The scorching heat confines residents who have access to the air-conditioned interiors of their combustion-engine vehicles. Kept cool, homes and shopping malls become the only living spaces frequented by the...
In Riyadh, the streets are empty. The scorching heat confines residents who have access to the air-conditioned interiors of their combustion-engine vehicles. Kept cool, homes and shopping malls become the only living spaces frequented by the...