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Environmental Science

Albedo Effect

Quick fact

A single percentage point drop in Earth's average albedo could heat the planet by roughly 1°C, enough to trigger widespread ice sheet loss.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever noticed that a white T-shirt keeps you cooler than a black one on a sunny day? Now imagine an entire continent of white ice – what happens when that ice starts to vanish?