Tokyo tests water sprinklers to combat heat at 2020 Olympics

Tokyo tests water sprinklers to combat heat at 2020 Olympics

A man measures the surface temperature of a watered road with parasols in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2018. The experiment was conducted by the Tokyo government to see how effective spraying water would be in countering the scorching heat expected during the 2020 summer Olympics and Paralympics in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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