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Neat News 2024-187 (added 2024-07-05)

White roofs against heat in cities

roofAlbedo.gif
Public Domain by US Environmental Protection Agency

With global warming it is important to find ways to keep cities such as London cool. A new study finds that painting the roofs of houses white or covering them with a reflective coating is an effective measure for cooling and more effective than having vegetation or solar panels on the roofs.

related: #cooling_cities #white_paint #reflective_coating

News seen at: ScienceDaily - Living Well

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