Los Angeles is Painting Its Streets to Reduce Urban Heat

ENN
Aug 25, 2017, 2:27 pm39 pts
An estimated 10 percent of Los Angeles is covered in asphalt thanks to the city’s sprawling network of roads and parking lots. On sunny days, the heat retained by these paved surfaces can make neighborhoods feel far hotter than those in more rural areas — a phenomenon known as the “urban heat island…

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