Radiative forcing reduced by early twenty-first century increase in land albedo

Nature, Published online: 28 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08987-zEffects of snow cover dynamics, land use or land cover conversions and non-conversion regions on albedo variations during 2001–2020 are quantified and their induced radiative forcing estimated, highlighting the role of land surface dynamics in modulating global warming.

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Radiative forcing reduced by early twenty-first century increase in land albedo

Nature, Published online: 28 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08987-zEffects of snow cover dynamics, land use or land cover conversions and non-conversion regions on albedo variations during 2001–2020 are quantified and their induced radiative forcing estimated, highlighting the role of land surface dynamics in modulating global warming.