Dust dampens albedo effect, spurs snowmelt in the heights of the Himalayas

Source: Science Daily

Dust blowing onto high mountains in the western Himalayas is a bigger factor than previously thought in hastening the melting of snow there, researchers show. That’s because dust – lots of it in the Himalayas – absorbs sunlight, heating the snow that surrounds it.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201005112133.htm