the.com/albedo
the universe's report card on how much sunlight a surface bothers to bounce back
fresh snowReflects up to 90 percent of incoming sunlight
dark oceanAbsorbs nearly all light, just 6 percent bounces
feedback loopMelting ice darkens Earth, warming it faster
the moonAlbedo near 0.12, darker than worn asphalt
latin rootFrom albus, meaning white, like albino