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Taking the shine off: albedo and global temperatures

The Intelligence from The Economist by The Economist

Aug 5, 202623:00News & Politics

Fewer clouds, shrinking ice caps, changing pollutants: all result in less of the sun’s energy being reflected back into space. Which is more bad news for a changing climate. Our correspondent explains why so much more of...

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Taking the shine off: albedo and global temperatures is an episode from The Intelligence from The Economist by The Economist. Fewer clouds, shrinking ice caps, changing pollutants: all result in less of the sun’s energy being reflected back...

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Published Aug 5, 2026, 23:00 long, audio available.