Our storm system brought a widespread 1-4 inches of snowfall overnight and into Saturday morning. Road conditions ...

Albedo is the reflection of sunlight back into space, mainly from bright surfaces such as clouds, snow, ice and atmospheric particles, providing an essential planetary cooling shield. However, a 2021 ...

This week’s Sunday Science Tidbit we’re going to talk about albedo. Albedo comes from the latin word “alba” which means white. It describes how reflective something is on a scale from 0 to 1 with 0 ...

This weeks weather question we talk about albedo and how it impacts your summer clothing choice. Defined by the National Weather Service glossary, Albedo is the fraction of radiation striking a ...

When it comes to humanity’s response to climate change, the focus on carbon dioxide is sucking all the oxygen out of the room. Greenhouse gas emissions aren’t the only reason why global temperatures ...

MACON, Ga. — During the heat of summer, most people think about what to wear to keep cool. Most people choose to wear lightweight or breathable clothing, but have you ever considered what colors to ...

Replacing roofs and pavements with more reflective versions could lower global temperatures by up to 0.07 °C, equivalent to a reduction in carbon-dioxide emissions of about 150 billion tonnes. That is ...

Extreme heat is the deadliest natural hazard in the United States. Between 1992 and 2021, it killed an average of 148 people every year. In the same 30-year period, floods killed about 88 annually ...