NOAA Climate.Gov

NOAA Climate.Gov

"In Alaska's Chukchi Sea, August surface temperatures are warming at pace more than 4.5 times as fast as the global ocean trends since the early 1980s."

In 2017, Russia Cranked Up The Volume

Election Strife, Protest And Noise: In 2017, Russia Cranked Up The Volume

"International influence campaigns have been around for centuries, but 2017 made clear how much they remain a part of daily life.

"Through court documents, congressional testimony, press reports and other sources, Americans learned not only about the extent of the "active measures" β€” as they're known to intelligence officers β€” that Russia waged against the U.S. through the presidential election."

"They also learned to expect high-tech agitation as part of their normal diet of information online: about the Alabama special election. About the NFL players' protests. About the the violent protests in Charlottesville, Va."

"With each of those stories and more, Russian social media accounts were in the mix, turning up the volume by repeating posts, spreading hashtags and seeking as much strife as possible."