Tag: Albedo Effect

Albedo, Climate Change, Environment

School Buses with White Roofs Lower the Heat | Albedo Effect

Washington (CAR) Analysis | September 22, 2021 by Climate Journalist Noreen Wise; Image Credit: AdobeStock

Many decision makers in our towns, local businesses and corporate office parks are aware of the albedo effect and apply the principles. We can see this with our own eyes as we drive through our communities. Large sports arenas and convention centers glow in the sun with their white exteriors, walls and roofs.

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Albedo, Climate Action, Climate Change, heat

Boosting Albedo Everywhere Is a Climate Solution

Washington (CAR) Analysis | September 19, 2021 by Climate Journalist Noreen Wise; Image Credit: AdobeStock

After a summer of unprecedented weather events, with hundreds of deaths and many billions of dollars in damages, the IPCC Report released on August 8, 2021, fell on open ears. We all seemed to stop what we were doing and process what scientists were fervently attempting to express.

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