1. POLITICS:
Senators say Sandy poses severe challenge to climate skeptics
Senate Democrats believe the wreckage from Superstorm Sandy could hasten a "turning point" in the public's blurred perception of climate change and spur a bipartisan effort to build dunes and sea walls to protect Americans.
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2. SCIENCE:
Polar melting is accelerating, and so is sea level rise -- report
Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are shrinking three times faster than they were in the 1990s, and their contribution to global sea level rise is growing, according to a new study by many of the world's top ice experts.
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