Sweltering LA neighborhood sees temperatures plummet after new road tactic deployed

Los Angeles is fighting its brutal summer heat from the ground up. More than 700,000 square feet of scorching asphalt in Pacoima — one of the hottest neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley — was coated with a special solar-reflective material as part of an ambitious experiment to see whether simply changing the surface beneath residents’ feet could cool down an entire community. And the results could be a game changer as Southern California swelters through another punishing stretch of summer heat. Even better for overheated locals, ambient air temperatures along treated streets dropped by up to 3.4 degrees Fahrenheit...