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which is the effect of polar ice on the overall climate of the earth? it keeps it from becoming too cold, it keeps it from becoming too rainy, it keeps it from becoming too warm, it keeps it from becoming too sunny
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Keeps it from becoming too warm.
Polar ice has a high albedo (reflects a large fraction of incoming solar radiation), so it reduces the amount of heat absorbed by Earth. Loss of polar ice lowers the planet’s reflectivity and triggers ice–albedo feedback, leading to additional warming.
Polar ice has a high albedo (reflects a large fraction of incoming solar radiation), so it reduces the amount of heat absorbed by Earth. Loss of polar ice lowers the planet’s reflectivity and triggers ice–albedo feedback, leading to additional warming.
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