All the snow last week and the cold air this week is making for some dangerous temperatures.But how can snow, make the cold ...

Azul Pack has developed a new reflective membrane to increase albedo and energy yield in photovoltaic plants with bifacial ...

Skiers and snowboarders in high-altitude regions face increased risk of sunburn due to high albedo from fresh snow reflecting ...

When you're out in the snow, a lot of the solar radiation your skin receives is reflected from the snow itself ...

It's extremely easy to get sunburned while you're skiing and snowboarding in the mountains, but have you ever wondered why?

Shallow snow is less reflective. A lot of people want to ski ... lots of Sun coming down from above and high albedo reflecting it back to your face from below. Clouds block sunlight, with only ...

Researchers found that Greenland’s ice algae store phosphorus, allowing them to expand and darken ice surfaces, reducing ...

The cloud cover isn't what it used to be, and scientists say it is helping fuel Earth's hottest temperatures on record.

How were the maps created? The UV Index is calculated by a computer model which takes into account ozone concentrations, altitude, latitude, day and time of year, solar irradiance (incoming energy ...

The key finding: Earth's albedo was the lowest since 1940, and that contributed about 0.2 degrees Celsius to record heat in ...