Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. what is a swamp cooler and why is it better than an ac? Homeowners across the nation survived record heat at the end of June, the ...

Quiet, portable, and easy to use, these swamp coolers can help you beat the summer heat without blowing your budget.

When summer heat kicks in and your space can't accommodate a bulky window AC, an evaporative cooler (also known as a swamp cooler) can be a smart, budget-friendly solution. These devices offer a ...

“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 temperatures begin to rise, signaling the change in seasons from spring to summer, many of us seek the comfort of artificially chilled air inside a building. Any unit capable of cooling an entire ...

They’re cheaper and greener than air conditioning, but which evaporative cooler impressed us most?

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- With more hot temperatures coming to the Borderland, some residents are starting to compare the advantages and disadvantages of having swamp coolers versus air conditioners at ...

In late May in Albuquerque, as the temperature in Derek Villanueva’s classroom hovered around 80 degrees, he looked out at a sea of flushed, sleepy high-schoolers. His school’s cooling system wasn’t ...

Since graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976, Nancy Nangeroni’s engineering work has encompassed a variety of projects from loudspeaker designs to lines of answering ...

Also known as swamp coolers, evaporative coolers are an energy-efficient alternative to traditional air conditioners. Instead of a mechanical compressor, they use the natural cooling power of water ...