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White roofs and urban parks reduce heat in cities, but do not offset extreme global warming
- June 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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The implementation of reflective white roofs and new urban parks can significantly reduce temperatures in cities and decrease population vulnerability to heat waves, although these measures are not sufficient to counteract the projected increase of more than 6°C (11°F) by 2100, according to a recent study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), Spain.
Originally published at Phys.org