1. SCIENCE:
Globe moves into 'undiscovered territory' with record Arctic sea ice melt
Arctic sea ice extent fell to an unprecedented annual low last weekend, shattering the record set in 2007 by nearly 20 percent. Ice extent fell to 1.32 million square miles Sunday, leaving the Arctic's icy cap half the average size recorded from 1979 to 2000, the National Snow and Ice Data Center said yesterday. Go to story #1
Climate change is high on his to-do list.