Under the background of global warming, the Mount Everest region has experienced evident climate changes. Glaciers and snow ...

An early melt can lead to a few issues. Snow has a "high albedo," meaning it reflects a lot of sunlight back into space. When there is no snow, the sunlight is absorbed by the ground. The ground ...

Such “arctic amplification” is a result of the ice-albedo feedback. What’s that? NOAA’s Ocean Service website explains, “When ...

But what if it's not always that simple? A new study by Clark University reveals a hidden factor, the albedo effect, that could turn a well-intended tree-planting project into a climate misstep.

PVRadar Labs has expanded its software platform to include PV project risk assessment functionality, reportedly enabling more ...

Taiwan has around 200,000 hectares of fallow agricultural land that could be planted with high-albedo crops, such as plants ...

Asphalt, concrete, rooftops and buildings are very common in urban areas. These surfaces tend to have a low albedo, which ...

The Habitable Worlds Observatory would work in the near-infrared, a band where large moons may outshine their host worlds.

A team of researchers analyzing previously unpublished images of Mars's moon Phobos have found hints that the unusual moon is ...

The darker your clothes, the more you’ll feel the heat. The portion of sunlight that bounces back into space is called albedo. Trees warm the planet in places where they reduce the ground’s ...