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Originally posted by Scott th Ratbag: ↑

Increasing or decreasing amount of sunlight that isabsorbedby different areas of the surface of the Earth. This can affect Earth’stemperature.
Increasing or decreasing temperatures, which can alter the distribution ofsnow and ice cover. By increasing snow and ice cover, especially at high latitudes, thereflection of sunlightcan increase, which in turn decreases the amount of light that is absorbed by Earth’s surface.
Changes in the Earth system that are affected by snow and ice cover, including thecarbon cycle, and how much carbon (including thegreenhouse gascarbon dioxide) is transferred between the atmosphere, biosphere, and ocean.

from your link.

note that they refer to changing temperature. its this that is the important factor.

the site isn't trying to say that global warming isn't an important factor in climate change. the loss of ice is particularly relevant as this is caused by increased GHGs which the physics has shown increases the atmospheric temperature. this has resulted in ice melt which reduces the global albedo (reflectivity) and so oceans and land, once covered in ice/snow, now absorb more heat.

the increased oceanic temperature is the key indicator of the reduced ice coverage. its a tipping point MC.

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16 Jun 2023The Earth has lost enough groundwater to thirsty humans to measurably tilt the planet's axis of rotation 1. The net water lost from underground reservoirs between 1993 and 2010 is estimated
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