Yesterday was my first time to hear about “white roofing”. White-roofing happens to be one of those geo-engineering solutions proposed to help curb global-warming. Paint the house roofs white, you reflect the heat back into the space. It operates like ice caps in the Arctic. They say that if 100 cities have their roofs painted white, it would put a stop the increasing temperature for at least a decade.
Some people might find this idea silly because of its very simple approach in addressing a worldwide concern. But scientifically it makes sense even to a grade school pupil – white color reflects that heat back, and black color does not only makes you visually lean, but also “hotter”. You can actually test it by stepping barefoot on an asphalt road and on a concrete while savoring the aroma of Davidoff cigars. Only then you can tell the difference.
I wonder if someone in the congress would propose white-roofing the Philippines like the way we would paint our pedestrian roads white. We can ask people to wear more whites instead of yellows to save the country not only from Gloria but menacing ultraviolet rays. Maybe the back portions of those tarpaulin billboards along EDSA could help too. We’ll never know.
