When things were rotten: Arctic sees record sea ice shrinkage, headed toward record low volume - On a streetcar named denial, Watts and Goddard assert: "Arctic Basin ice generally looks healthier than 20 years ago."

Must-see video here for ice junkies, background here:  "Arctic Ocean is full of rotten ice."

"Anomalies for each day are calculated relative to the average over the 1979 -2009 period for that day to remove the annual cycle."  [And yes, "anomaly" is a poor word choice for a long-term trend driven by human emissions.:]

Back in mid-May, I argued the Arctic is poised to see record low sea ice volume this year.  Since then, volume has plummeted some 3000 km3 (relative to its recent historical...