The team of scientists from the US used satellite data, which stretches back to the early 1980s, to determine the level of the albedo effect in the Arctic. They found that sea-ice, snow on top of ...

Previous studies have suggested that sea-ice albedo feedbacks are likely driving Arctic amplification. These albedo feedbacks can be broken down into two main areas. First, there's an overall ...

As this occurs, the albedo (or reflectivity) is reduced, because the dark ocean waters absorb more heat than the lighter sea-ice. This in turn causes the land and oceans to warm even more.

Antarctica's iconic landscape is undergoing alarming changes, with sea ice levels reaching record lows, raising concerns ...

The sea ice cap grows during the cold Arctic winters ... “Implications are serious: the increased open water lowers the average albedo [reflectivity] of the planet, accelerating global warming ...