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Pop-up shade sails tested as answer to L.A. heat waves
Original: Can pop-up shade sails and tents relieve L.A. in blistering heat waves?
Los Angeles is weighing pop-up shade sails and tents as a quick way to protect residents during blistering heat waves, the Los Angeles Times reports. The idea is to deploy temporary shading in public spaces where people lack cover, as extreme heat increasingly threatens the city and officials search for low-cost cooling measures.
Why now: Los Angeles is facing severe heat waves and officials and residents are looking for practical ways to cool public spaces quickly.
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- Can pop-up shade sails and tents relieve L.A. in blistering heat waves? · Los Angeles Times
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