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Sao Paulo railway tracks painted white to prevent heat-related accidents / 36YL28R
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Every day of intense heat, millions of train passengers in Brazil are exposed to an imperceptible risk: the high temperatures, which reached an all-time high in 2024, can deform the tracks and cause derailments.
A railway company in Sao Paulo, the country's richest and most populous city, believes it has found a solution: painting the rails white to reflect sunlight and lower the heat of the steel. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES