Good morning, and welcome to Kid News. I'm Kim. Today is Monday, August 15, 2022.

And we begin with the Space Coast of Florida bracing for the arrival of 100,000 visitors,

all hoping to witness history. Two weeks from today, NASA hopes to launch its most powerful rocket

yet, the 322-foot tall Artemis 1, a monster of a space-launched system that will be topped off

with an Orion capsule, crewed by three intergalactic test dummies. Their 42-day journey around

the moon and back will officially usher in the Artemis era, and set the stage for humans to land

on the lunar surface as soon as 2025. But so far, enthusiasm hasn't been as feverish as NASA had

hoped. According to Gizmodo, none of the contestants on Jeopardy earlier this year had even heard of

the upcoming mission, and some reporters have told the Space Agency that the story isn't taking

hold in newsrooms. NASA's response? That'll change, especially when we take the next big moon step

for mankind. This next story will probably come as a surprise to no one. A new survey shows

teens spend more time on social media than ever. The Pew Research Center recently pulled more

than 1,300 American teens and found that digital media use has increased 17% in the last two years,

and 35% of those asked, admitted they are online almost constantly. The stats also suggest it's

all about the video. The number one site among teens is now YouTube, followed by TikTok. Not so hot?

Facebook. Its use among teens dropped from 71% in 2015 to just 32% now. Twitter and Tumblr also

took a nose dive. The tippy top of our planet isn't as cold as it used to be, or should be.

According to researchers in Finland, the Arctic is warming four times faster than anywhere else,

not two times faster as previously believed. And north of Norway and Russia, some parts are

reportedly warming seven times faster. Why does it matter? Because what happens in the Arctic

doesn't stay in the Arctic. Not only do melting ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels around

the globe, but the rising Arctic temperature may also be influencing extreme rainfall and heat

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