As temperatures increase and snow cover decreases, less light is reflected into space. Snow and ice have a high albedo, meaning they reflect a significant portion of sunlight back into the atmosphere. When snow cover decreases, darker surfaces such as water or land are exposed, which absorb more sunlight instead of reflecting it. This can lead to further warming, creating a feedback loop that results in even more snow and ice melting.
As temperatures increase snow covered decreases the reduction of snow cover causes more or less light to be reflected into space
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