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Dark asphalt: the surprise contributor to extreme heat in Aussie cities
Australian Community Media
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2 years ago
Thermally dense dark asphalt can reach up to 75 degrees Celsius, which is intensifying the effects of heatwaves.
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>> These materials, they can have surface temperatures that are significantly lower
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than your typical asphalt, and that way they can cool the environment around them.
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>> The choices we make about how to build our cities now will decide how many people die
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in the heat waves of the future.
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