A late spring and a short summer has led to Arctic ice melting much slower than for many years: IS ARCTIC SEA ICE REBOUNDING?
It would seem that the minimum ice extent in the Arctic which usually happens around the middle of September has already been reached – about a week early.
From DMI – Centre for Ocean and Ice (coastal zones masked)
Arctic Sea Ice Extent 2013 minimum
A real rebound in the ice extent and almost back to the level of 2005.
And of course the Antarctic which is reaching its maximum ice extent seems to be at a level significantly higher than the average for 1981 -2010. (NSIDC, Boulder).
Antarctic sea ice extent 20130904
These levels of ice extent correspond to the lack of significant increase in sea levels.
There does not seem to be very much to be alarmed about.
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