Summer Sea Ice Likely to Drop to 4th Lowest on Record

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The shell of ice that covers the Arctic Ocean is nearing its yearly low point and projections suggest that it will be among the four lowest summer minimums on record…

Read Full Article, Climate Central

Warming seas and melting ice sheets, NASA (08-26-2015)
Sea level rise is a natural consequence of the warming of our planet. We know this from basic physics. When water heats up, it expands. So when the ocean warms, sea level rises. When ice is exposed to heat, it melts. And when ice on land melts and water runs into the ocean, sea level rises.

Rising Sea Levels More Dangerous Than Thought, LiveScience (08-26-2015)

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