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University College London: Cool Roofs Could Have Saved Lives During London's Hottest Summer
October 02, 2024
LONDON, England, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news:

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As many as 249 lives could have been saved in London during the 2018 record-setting hot summer had the city widely adopted cool roofs, estimates a new study by researchers at UCL and the University of Exeter.

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The paper, published in Nature Cities, analysed the cooling effect that roofs painted white or other reflective colours would have on . . .

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