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Taking the shine off: albedo and global temperatures
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Fewer clouds, shrinking ice caps, changing pollutants: all result in less of the sun’s energy being reflected back into space. Which is more bad news for a changing climate. Our correspondent explains why so much more of the world’s cocaine is passing through west Africa . And the data that reveal Americans’ discomfort about wives earning more than their husbands. Guests and host: Oliver Morton, planetary-affairs editor Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent Doug Dowson, data journalist Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence” Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered: climate change, albedo, global temperatures Africa, cocaine, smuggling wage equality, gender pay gap Listen…