Albedo Effect Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:24:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 New Study Finds Algae That Melt Arctic Ice https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-melt-arctic-ice-20160623/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-melt-arctic-ice-20160623/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:24:26 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60150 Not many have heard of the albedo effect, where microorganisms are theorized to be melting the Arctic. This is displayed by pink snow. The researcher Stefanie Lutz published a study about the decline of albedo, or reflection of sunlight on the earth’s surface, in snow and ice caused by pink algae. 40 samples from 21 […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/algae-melt-arctic-ice-20160623/feed/ 0 60150 The Power of the Albedo Effect on Global Warming https://www.greenoptimistic.com/the-power-of-the-albedo-effect-on-global-warming-20130730/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/the-power-of-the-albedo-effect-on-global-warming-20130730/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2013 02:21:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=40021 Albedo is the percentage of incoming radiation reflected off a surface. The term comes from the Latin word for whiteness. When applied to the Earth, the albedo effect measures how much of the sun’s energy is reflected back into space. The balance between energy absorbed by the earth and energy reflected back into space is […]

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