By comparison, the actual minimum ice extent was 18 percent less than the previous record set in 2007. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
But you fail to mention that they all point to 2007 as the year with minimum ice extent, consistent with a warming trend and only four years back. (climate-resistance.org)
The mean minimum ice extent in September, averaged across all ensemble members and corrected for forward model bias, is our projected ice extent. (arcus.org)