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Albedo & Reflectivity
Albedo — the fraction of sunlight a surface sends back to space — is one of the most powerful and underused levers in the climate system.
- Earth's average planetary albedo
- ~0.30
- Fresh snow albedo
- 0.85+
- Dark asphalt albedo
- 0.05-0.10
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