SCI & TECH● LOWSep 7 · Sep 7, 2026, 8:37 AM
In 2011, New York painted some black roofs white: on the new roofs, the surface temperature that summer was 42 °F lower than on the black ones.
Clarín · north america
NASA discovered that with white paint, temperatures were about 6 °C (42 °F) lower. The 2011 heatwave caused 22 deaths, power outages, and record electricity consumption.
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