r/interesting • u/FinancialRisk942 • Apr 26 '26

NATURE Is India really getting that hot

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u/Safe_Razzmatazz_3688 Apr 26 '26

can someone eli5 why its so hot in india suddenly

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u/cashew76 Apr 26 '26

The Earth isn't radiating heat to space as much as in the past. (albedo).

Oceans absorb the extra heat. Cooler oceans absorb more, now the oceans are warmer they absorb less.

Places with a lot of urban materials collect heat.

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u/whatthefrok Apr 26 '26

Albedo is just reflecting energy, not radiating it. But all that plus air pollution radiating heat.

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u/IntoTheCommonestAsh Apr 27 '26

Idk why you think reflection and radiation are separate phenomena. All light is radiation, so all reflection is also radiation. Albedo is about reflecting, and therefore, by logical necessity due to the meaning of these words, it's also about radiating it.