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2. Mirrored sunglasses - Wikipedia

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   The creation of the reflective material, Polaroid, was constructed by Edwin H. Land. [2] These reflective sunglasses worked by bouncing the light off using the reflective material. This would keep away the suns rays from the sunglasses and the wearers eyes. Most glasses also had some sort of dark tint, providing extra shade and protection from ...

3. Reflective surfaces (climate engineering) - Wikipedia

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   The albedo of several types of roofs (lower values means higher temperatures). Reflective surfaces, or ground-based albedo modification (GBAM), is a solar radiation management method of enhancing Earth's albedo (the ability to reflect the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet wavelengths of the Sun, reducing heat transfer to the surface).

4. Sunglasses - Wikipedia

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   Sun specs (also sunspecs) is the shortened form of sun spectacles. Sunglass a monocle version. [citation needed] Sun-shades can also refer to the sun-shading eyepiece-type, although the term is not exclusive to these. Also in use is the derivative abbreviation, "shades". Dark glasses (also preceded by pair of) — generic term in common usage.

5. Windshield sun shade - Wikipedia

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   There are several variants of car sun shade types. Typically, sun shields are made of a layer of mylar or aluminum foil which covers the inside of the car's windows, to reflect the sun's rays away, and preventing the interior from being exposed to those rays. There are sunshades specifically designed to fit the inside of the front windshield of ...

6. What we know on L.A. fire evacuations, maps, causes and more

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   The Lidia Fire broke out near the community of Acton in a region between the Sierra Pelona and San Gabriel mountains Wednesday afternoon. By evening, it spanned 348 acres with 40% containment .

7. Passive solar building design - Wikipedia

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   Movable shutters, shades, shade screens, or window quilts can accommodate day-to-day and hour-to-hour solar gain and insulation requirements. Careful arrangement of rooms completes the passive solar design. A common recommendation for residential dwellings is to place living areas facing solar noon and sleeping quarters on the opposite side. [9]