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Global Warming Update: NOAA Says Arctic Melting Continues

The NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) reports the Arctic's average temperatures late last year were 7 degrees Fahrenheit above normal. This accompanies findings that the Arctic ice sheet melting continues, with the summer ice sheet coverage 25% below 1979-2000 averages.

While many people may find this news just another alarming footnote in our planet's march toward ever-warming temperatures, the problem is finding solid information about global warming and what it means for our planet.

• Do your research, and don't get all your information from just one source.
   
• While there is plenty of proof Earth has been getting warmer in recent decades, we need to know more about why this is.
   
• If we are going to try and curb warming trends, we need to learn some comprehensive ways that we can all help.