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Environmental Science

The Arctic Albedo Feedback Loop

Quick fact

Arctic sea ice has declined by more than 13% per decade since 1979, and the albedo feedback is a major reason why the Arctic warms more than twice as fast as the global average.

Why this is interesting

When you stand on a beach in a white T-shirt, you feel cooler than in a black one. But what happens when an entire ocean changes color?