claim: The long term trend from albedo is that of cooling.
evidences.evidence_id: Albedo:114
evidences.article: Albedo
evidences.evidence: The scattering of radiation causes atmospheric cooling, whereas absorption can cause atmospheric warming.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Albedo:53
evidences.article: Albedo
evidences.evidence: [citation needed] Arctic regions notably release more heat back into space than what they absorb, effectively cooling the Earth.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Albedo:59
evidences.article: Albedo
evidences.evidence: A layer of snowfall increases local albedo, reflecting away sunlight, leading to local cooling.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Albedo:84
evidences.article: Albedo
evidences.evidence: The water vapor causes cooling on the land surface, causes heating where it condenses, acts a strong greenhouse gas, and can increase albedo when it condenses into clouds.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Little Ice Age:162
evidences.article: Little Ice Age
evidences.evidence: Orbital forcing from cycles in the earth's orbit around the sun has, for the past 2,000 years, caused a long-term northern hemisphere cooling trend that continued through the Middle Ages and the Little Ice Age.
evidences.votes: REFUTES SUPPORTS