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Youth propose reflective murals, workshops to cool Houston neighborhoods
Summary
A youth team proposed community workshops and reflective murals to reduce surface temperatures in Alief, Gulfton and Sharpstown, citing heat-map data and proposing anti-graffiti coatings and partnerships with local groups and the mayor's youth council.
A student group presenting "Hot Zones Cool Solutions" told an audience at City Hall that reflective murals and community workshops can reduce localized surface temperatures and build community resilience in Houston neighborhoods with low tree canopy.
Presenters Ymon Syed and Helene Wang said the Southwest area of Houston can be as much as eight degrees Fahrenheit hotter than surrounding suburbs and that recent statewide reporting cited about 300 heat-related deaths in Texas last year.…
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