- 11. Reflective Roofs Can Reduce Overheating in Cities and Save Lives During Heatwaves
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- A new modelling study from the University of Oxford and collaborators has estimated how changing the reflectivity of roofs can help keep cities cooler during heatwaves and reduce heat-rated mortality rates. ...
- Created on 05 April 2019
- 12. Study finds that Choice of Cool Roofing Materials can Potentially Impact Region's Air Pollution ...
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- In a groundbreaking study released today, scientists at the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the University of Southern California have found that widespread installation of certain “cool ...
- Created on 08 August 2017
- 13. A Sustainable Alternative to Air Conditioning
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- As the planet gets hotter, the need for cool living environments is becoming more urgent. As the planet gets hotter, the need for cool living environments is becoming more urgent. But air conditioning ...
- Created on 25 September 2023
- 14. Nature-Based Solutions Can Help Tackle Climate Change and Food Security, But Communities Outside Europe are Missing Out
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- ... green solutions. These can include urban green spaces such as parks, green roofs, and green walls that can provide cooling and shade, absorb rainfall, and improve air quality. A significant proportion ...
- Created on 01 August 2023
- 15. Paris When It Sizzles: The City of Light Aims to Get Smart on Heat
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- ... in France of taking August off for holiday. Paris virtually shuts down as the temperature drifts around in the seventies, and people go to the beach or the mountains to cool off and relax. Think of it ...
- Created on 18 July 2023
- 16. NASA Researcher Finding Ways to Turn Down the Heat in Cities
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- ... and green spaces, this heat often disproportionately affects older adults, low-income communities and some communities of color. Green roofs are designed to harness the cooling power of plants to lowe ...
- Created on 21 March 2022
- 17. Urban Greening ‘Not a Panacea’ for Dealing With Extreme Weather, Study Finds
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- ... findings today in the journal Nature Communications, the team show that the cooling or flood-reducing potential of green urban spaces depends strongly on the prevailing climate of the city in question, ...
- Created on 26 January 2022
- 18. New Modeling Technique Shows Greater Likelihood, Frequency of Extreme Heat Events in Urban Areas
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- ... safety guidance and improving access to health facilities like cooling centers and hospitals. Longer-term strategies include adaptation practices, which help cities adapt to the warmer temperatures induced ...
- Created on 21 June 2021
- 19. Mobile Forests Could Help Cities Cope With Climate Change
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- ... solutions can provide cities with urban cooling, cleaner air, regulated water supplies and flood protection. They include simple approaches like planting new trees and creating parks with a rich collection ...
- Created on 19 August 2019
- 20. Portland State Study Demonstrates How Plants, Trees and Reflective Materials Can Reduce Extreme Heat in City Neighborhoods
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- Planting more vegetation, using reflective materials on hard surfaces and installing green roofs on buildings can help cool potentially deadly urban heat islands -- a phenomenon that exists in nearly all ...
- Created on 08 July 2019