Something amazing happened when an L.A. neighborhood covered its roads in solar reflective paint
A scientist spent 12 months measuring the impact of solar-reflective paint in L.A. He found
that ambient temperature dropped by up to 3.5°F.
In the summer of 2022, more than 1 million of square feet of roads in L.A’s Pacoima neighborhood were covered with solar reflective paint. Schoolyards, basketball courts, and parking lots were also painted, some with colorful patterns by a local artist. As we reported back then, the results were immediate and the paint reduced the surface temperature by about 10° Farhenheit. A year and a half in, the results are even more compelling.