Newsletter Reflective pavements tackle urban heat — but also make pedestrians hotter Cool pavement has been touted as the next big infrastructure fix to combat heat islands. But researchers find that sometimes, it can also make people hotter.
Impacts Deadly heat is baking cities. Here’s how to cool them down Urban areas can be 20 degrees hotter than the surrounding country. But green spaces and reflective pavement can make city life more bearable.
Solutions Reflective pavement may be less cool than it seems On a hot, dry day in Los Angeles, pedestrians could feel 7 degrees warmer on a reflective road than on a normal blacktop, researchers find.
