By popular demand, a thread devoted to the continuing decline of Arctic sea ice, and a potential new record minimum this year. (realclimate.org)
In mid-September 2012, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) announced that Arctic sea ice had reached a new record minimum — 3.41 million square kilometers (1.32 million square miles). (earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
All of the estimates remain significantly below the 1979 - 2007 average of 6.7 million square kilometers, and six estimates indicate a new record minimum. (searcharcticscience.org)