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The study also found that phytoplankton populations, measured by satellite views of the green compound chlorophyll in the water, peak every summer—soon followed by peaks in cloud reflectiveness.

From Scientific American • May 29, 2023

The American Bird Conservancy notes that screens can be helpful as well, not only by limiting reflectiveness but by providing birds with a cushion if they make impact.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2023

By measuring the sunlight reflected from Earth to the dark part of the moon at night, scientists measured what they call "earthshine" or albedo - basically Earth's reflectiveness.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2022

"I think in the sad circumstances, it's a very good start, though of course the sad circumstances help - the reverence and the reflectiveness prompted by death have helped as well."

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2022

Typically they have an albedo, or reflectiveness, of just 4 percent about the same as a lump of charcoal–and of course these lumps of charcoal are about four billion miles away.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson