The cool technologies that could protect cities from dangerous heat
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The cool technologies that could protect cities from dangerous heat
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02760-4?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=nature&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1724755520-1
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Last year was the hottest on record and 2024 is shaping up to be even more extreme, with the mercury soaring close to 50 °C on days in Nevada, Egypt and Australia. June marked the 13th month in a row of chart-topping temperatures globally. And four consecutive days in July were the hottest in recorded history for the entire planet.
Scorching temperatures spur water shortages, damage crops, strain electricity grids and trigger heat stress and mass mortality — killing close to 500,000 people each year, according to one estimate.
So scientists are working hard to develop innovative ways to cool cities and slash electricity use in the warming world.
Advances range from high-efficiency air conditioners to special materials that keep surfaces colder than their surroundings without using electricity.
None of this shit is needed. Those “solutions” are just lazy attempts at fixing the problem while being unwilling to implement more drastic measures. Commies figured it out decades ago how to make a city not become an oven – time for everyone else to catch up.
Remove concrete from the ground – narrower roads, less parking lots. More greenery – trees or bushes, not well-trimmed grass. Build high density housing such that density stays high even with added green areas. Insulate buildings such that the heat doesn’t enter. Plan city layout in a way which promotes free flow of air such that remaining heat island effect is minimised.