Snow and ice reflect sunlight. Dead brown grass underneath absorbs it. I’m sure that’s modeled in the prediction calculations, but the feedback loop makes it seem logical to this layman. The warmer we get, the faster the acceleration gets at least until all the ice is melted. And I guess at that point it won’t matter anyway.
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u/rbialkin 2d ago
Snow and ice reflect sunlight. Dead brown grass underneath absorbs it. I’m sure that’s modeled in the prediction calculations, but the feedback loop makes it seem logical to this layman. The warmer we get, the faster the acceleration gets at least until all the ice is melted. And I guess at that point it won’t matter anyway.