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longship

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1. Plus, ice melt means lower albedo

Reply to MindMover (Original post)

Sun May 20, 2012, 12:21 PM

May 2012

Lower albedo means more of the sun's energy is absorbed rather than reflected. Needless to say, snow/ice is very efficient at reflecting solar energy.

This is yet another of those positive feedback mechanisms built into our climate and why warmer means more warming.

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