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Yep, but it does have other negative effects. https://www.carbonbrief.org/five-reasons-why-the-speed-of-arctic-sea-ice-loss-matters https://www.carbonbrief.org/
by dharma1 10y ago
Yep, but it does have other negative effects. https://www.carbonbrief.org/five-reasons-why-the-speed-of-arctic-sea-ice-loss-matters https://www.carbonbrief.org/five-reasons-why-the-speed-of-ar...
- saosebastiao 10y agoAlbedo is a measure of how well the earth’s surface reflects sunlight. Snow-covered sea ice has a high albedo and reflects 85 per cent of sunlight. But the open water revealed as ice melts is darker and absorbs more – reflecting just seven per cent. Yep, that's terrifying.