As witnesses to a changing climate over millennia ... In doing so, they keep the Earth cool (this is called the albedo effect). But as we lose those vast white surfaces, less of the Sun’s ...

Uncertainties in the understanding of their effects limit our knowledge about climate change. Aa Aa Aa What is ... This increases the albedo of the cloud, resulting in enhanced reflection and ...

The interactions between oceanic processes and climate feedback loops underscore the complexity of predicting climate change ...

Increasing land area and reducing geographical barriers and habitat fragmentation raise the chances for species to maintain and adapt their distribution naturally in step with climate change. The ...

When sea ice is lost and the darker ocean surface is exposed, more warmth is absorbed by the sea, exacerbating the effects of climate change. This is known as the ice-albedo feedback. Surface ...

This cloud brightening effect—called the “cloud albedo effect”—may have a big impact on the climate ... Less than a third of the models participating in the Fourth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

In addition to scattering or absorbing radiation, aerosols can alter the reflectivity, or albedo, of the planet ... Of the 25 climate models considered by the Fourth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...