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Environmental Science

How Sea Ice Albedo Feedback Accelerates Arctic Warming

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The Arctic has warmed more than twice as fast as the global average over the past few decades, and the loss of reflective sea ice is a key reason.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever noticed how a dark car gets hotter in the sun than a white one? Now imagine that same effect on a massive scale, where the planet itself changes color.