In spite of last winter's snow, the decade 2000 - 2009 was the warmest on record, with 2009 tying a cluster of other recent years as the second warmest single year. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
You can also see what the satellite is seeing and Today's Ice versus other recent years from the International Arctic Research Center, showing that this year's ice is well below the average for the warm months. (climatechangefacts.info)
That's down from 145 million square feet of space that was delivered last year, but still quite a bit above other recent years, according to Marcus & Millichap. (nreionline.com)