Such a coating, developed for military air bases, is just one small way to reduce heat islands. “We need to start implementing common-sense and practice initiatives at this hour,” Treyger, a Democrat, said by phone Tuesday. It’s part of a suite of legislation and regulatory moves by the nation’s largest and most economically influential city to prepare for rapidly worsening climate change. New York is a textbook case of vulnerability to climate change. “We have an obligation to our generation, the next generation and future generations to reduce the impact of climate change now,” Treyger said.

Source: Huffington Post February 13, 2019 10:41 UTC