Sentences with phrase «white increases your albedo»

However, I had to wear my white dress, because it's perfect for being outside in the heat (white increases your albedo, and a higher albedo means more sunlight reflected off of you, so you don't feel as warm!).

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Scientists say increasing the planet's albedo by 1 percent — by painting roads and roof tops white — might be enough to halt global warming.
In the Antarctic, the increased white albedo at the surface causes the air temperature to increase on cloudy days.
Although increased vegetation would sequester additional carbon, this would be more - than - offset by the loss of the albedo effect, whereby sunlight bounces off white (snow and ice covered) parts of the Earth.
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