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Philadelphia put white roofs on 340 low-income seniors’ homes; temperatures fell 5°F, saving 560 kWh annually in AC electricity

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Philadelphia put white roofs on 340 low-income seniors’ homes; temperatures fell 5°F, saving 560 kWh annually in AC electricity

Philadelphia tested a simple way to protect older, low-income residents from summer heat by putting reflective white roof coatings on hundreds of homes between 2001 and 2003. The Cool Homes Programme targeted elderly households living in the city’s older housing stock, where dark roofs could absorb intense sunlight and transfer heat into upper-floor rooms. Around … Read more

Scientists used geothermal drill-hole temperatures in Oregon’s Cascades and found at least 81 cubic kilometres of water hidden in volcanic rock, nearly 3 times Lake Mead’s capacity

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Scientists used geothermal drill-hole temperatures in Oregon’s Cascades and found at least 81 cubic kilometres of water hidden in volcanic rock, nearly 3 times Lake Mead’s capacity

Oregon’s Cascade Range(Representative image by Canva) Beneath the forested slopes of Oregon’s Cascade Range, scientists have uncovered a vast, hidden reservoir of water locked inside volcanic rock. By analysing temperature data from geothermal drill holes, a University of Oregon-led team estimated that at least 81 cubic kilometres of water are stored in the region’s subsurface, … Read more

Italy, France, Germany battle extreme heat as Europe faces record temperatures

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Italy, France, Germany battle extreme heat as Europe faces record temperatures

Mist fans at Rome’s Colosseum as Italy issues highest heat alert Italy placed all its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as an intense heatwave swept across Europe, setting national temperature records in Austria and Slovakia, fuelling wildfires in France, and disrupting power generation, transport and tourism across the continent.Temperatures climbed above 40°C … Read more