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These are dark days for the Arctic literally
2014-02-19 23:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Things are getting gloomy up north, where the Arctic region is losing its albedo. No, not libido - this isn`t a problem that can be fixed with ice-blue pills and adventurous nature videos. Albedo. It`s a scientific term that refers to the amount of light that the surface of the planet reflects back into space. Reflecting light away from the Earth helps keep things cool, so the loss of Arctic albedo is a major problem. And new research has concluded that the problem is an even greater one than...
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