I think this might be meant for an audience for which the choice is not between fan and no fan, but fan and some other cooling mechanism (an AC). If you can use

I think this might be meant for an audience for which the choice is not between fan and no fan, but fan and some other cooling mechanism (an AC). If you can use an AC, definitely prefer that at such temperatures. If the American population had to face hot and humid climate like that of North India, there will be an uproar and some big central solution pushed very quickly.