My References

I used the following websites as references:

1)
http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/qthinice.asp
This website was funded by the National Resources Defense Council. Additionally, it provided comprehensive information about the topics it was addressing, including charts and maps.

2)
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2003/1023esuice.html
This website is sponsored by NASA, so I assumed the information presented was correct and factual. It also had various pictures of the ongoing damage on the arctic.

3)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2004/nov/03/environment.environment
This was an article provided by The Guardian, a British newspaper. As a trusted news source, I assumed the information had been thoroughly researched and was therefore veritable.

4)
http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/page.cfm?tagID=261
This piece on the arctic was provided by Environmental Defense. They provided comprehensive information about themselves, including sponsoring organizations. Additionally, all information provided agreed with what I had already collected.

5)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1206_041206_global_warming.html
National Geographic is a world wide source for trusted news. As such, I trusted their website and the facts it provided.

6)
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/08/31/arctic_pla.html?category=earth
The discovery channel is a public source for science information. The information on this website corresponded to much of the information I had already found.