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Los Angeles Tests Whether Lighter Color Streets Will Lower The Temperature (NPR)

The city is putting a light grey coating on top of some neighborhood streets in an effort to lower the air temperature.

As featured by NPR:

LA is piloting what it's calling cool pavement. This involves putting a thin, light gray coating on some streets throughout the city. They found the blocks where it's been applied can remain up to 10 degrees cooler on a summer afternoon.

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