As arctic temperatures rise, summer sea ice and glacial melt accelerates; lighter color surfaces are thereby replaced with darker-colored surfaces leading to more absorption and surface heating. This is an example of a(n) ________ feedback.

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This is an example of a positive feedback loop, where the initial change (arctic temperatures rising) leads to further change in the same direction (more absorption and surface heating) that amplifies the initial change.

As Arctic Temperatures Rise, Summer Sea Ice and Glacial Melt