The contribute of unusual wind conditions in 2006 - 2007 doesn't say anything about the cause of the long - term trend. (wattsupwiththat.com)
Unlike 2007, which had a strong unusual wind pattern during all the summer months that contributed to major sea ice loss, summer 2012 meteorology was generally unremarkable, except for a strong storm in early August that contributed to sea ice breakup. (searcharcticscience.org)
The 2008 observations reinforce our contention that the record minimum of 2007 was less just the damage left by a perfect storm of unusual winds, but more the result of a gradual erosion of the mean sea ice thickness over the past 20 years and the increasing abundance of thin young ice at the beginning of the melt season. (searcharcticscience.org)