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CO2 has hit a record high with 400ppm.  No period in history has exhibited such a rapid rise in CO2 content. The planet hasn’t seen levels this high since the Pliocene Epoch, over 2.6 million years ago.  It wasn’t until before the 20th century when levels hit close to 300ppm. …

 Since 1980, the arctic has lost 40 percent of it’s summer sea ice. Arctic warming is so advanced that summer sea ice could completely vanish decades earlier than previously imagined. The average surface temperature worldwide has risen nearly one degree in four decades. The impact is being felt in localities everywhere …

Our planet is seeing record high temperatures.  And we’re facing the biggest drought in years.  The month of June was the fourth hottest ever, with records being broken around the globe.  July is feeling much the same with new records in other cities.  Trying to stay cool can be difficult …

The National Academy of Sciences is calling for the drastic curbing of greenhouse gas emissions.  Meanwhile, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration reports the that 2009 was the warmest year in history.