New York Times World News Air-Conditioning Is in Short Supply as Asia Swelters By: Francesca Regalado ยท Muktita Suhartono and Saif Hasnat 6 May 2026 at 21:45 From classrooms to crowded buses, people across South and Southeast Asia are adjusting to life with less cooling โ or none at all โ as the war in Iran drives an energy crunch.