Time For A Cool Change

Cool-roof technology could be the key to dealing with soaring temperatures.

Veronika Meduna

During mid-winter in New Zealand, it may be hard to imagine extreme heat. But for several weeks during their summer months, millions of people in the US, Europe, China and India have endured record-shattering temperatures, often spiking well above 40°C. Working or even just being outside in such scorching heat is dangerous, even deadly, especially if nights stay hot as well. For many, not even their homes provide shelter to cool. “Heat exposure beyond what human physiology can tolerate is becoming a huge issue globally,” says Aditi Bunker at the University of Auckland’s Centre for Pacific and Global Health, who co-leads a project with Sir Collin Tukuitonga to trial cool-roof technology in several countries, including Niue. The project extends Bunker’s earlier research in rural Burkina Faso in west Africa to…

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New Zealand Listener (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 34, 2023

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