Kaighin McColl
kaighin.bsky.social
Kaighin McColl
@kaighin.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Harvard
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Land-atmosphere interactions, hydroclimate, land climate. Australian.
https://www.kaighin.org/
New piece in the @theguardian.com covering our recent paper on unintended heating caused by painting surfaces white.

www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de....
Weatherwatch: why cooling white roofs cause neighbours to swelter
Climate hack used to reflect heat results in less rain and higher temperatures in surrounding regions, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:41 PM
This work was summarized in Eos as a Research Highlight: eos.org/research-spo...
Seemingly Simple Climate Adaptation Strategy Could Backfire - Eos
Reflecting sunlight can protect a neighborhood from scorching temperatures, but surrounding neighborhoods could suffer as a result.
eos.org
December 3, 2024 at 7:30 PM