Which impact accelerates glacial melting when glaciers are covered by a layer of dark tephra?

💡 Explanation

Dark tephra lowers the albedo, which means more solar radiation is absorbed causing enhanced melting via radiative forcing; therefore glacial melting accelerates rather than slows, because a reduction causes a positive feedback melting cycle rather than reduced recrystallization.

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