Cool roofs like this one on a Walmart can reduce urban temperatures during heat waves. Image credit: Walmart via Flicker.
City Hall in Chicago has a green roof, with vegetation. Image credit: TonyTheTiger via Wikimedia Commons.
A solar panel roof in Queens, NY. Image credit: Steven Pisano.
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