Coober Pedy: The Australian Town Where More Than Half the Population Lives Underground
terralocate.com
Surface temperatures in Coober Pedy regularly hit 45 °C. So more than half its residents live in cool, climate-stable houses — and even a church and a hotel — carved straight into the sandstone hills.
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Original Title: TIL there is a town in Australia, where half the population lives in underground homes because surface temperatures regularly hit 113°F (45°C). The golf course has no grass, so players carry a swatch of astro turf to tee off from on each hole.