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by WalterBright 3215 days ago
The American southwest (i.e. Arizona) was thinly populated until the advent of air conditioning.
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sjg007 3215 days ago
They had swamp cooling. Also the rivers actually had water in them above ground. But yes, less people.
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sebcat 3215 days ago
Even in pre-colonial times? Or whas it just that Europeans settled in places that felt like home?
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