AdvertisementAs Arctic Ice Melts, So Does The Snow, And QuicklySeptember 24, 2012Richard HarrisfacebookEmailResearchers say that springtime snow is melting in the Arctic even faster than Arctic ice. That means less sunlight is reflected off the surface. Bare land absorbs more solar energy, which can contribute to rising temperatures on Earth. Above, a musher races along the Iditarod in the Alaskan tundra in 2007. (AP)