COMIC: Temps are predicted to hit 106 in Egypt this week. How do people stay cool?

Back in the '90s, I learned the art of staying cool in Egypt. At that time, air conditioning was not common. In the extremely hot summer of 2026, how are people managing?

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2500x3125+0+0/resize/2500x3125!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F77%2F7d%2F4a07288448a79a53c61f6c085cc7%2Fheat1.jpg' alt='undefined'/><p>Back in the '90s, I learned the art of staying cool in Egypt. At that time, air conditioning was not common. In the extremely hot summer of 2026, how are people managing?</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-135194' />