Cue the gloating

[andygates]

Yay, the summer Arctic melt is almost over and it looks as if it wasn't a total collapse after all - still a big melt, for sure, but local weather kept it cool and cloudy, which retarded the melt.  Here's today compared to last year; last year was a record, though, here's the comparison to this time in 2006.  What does this all mean?  Well, it has no effect at all on the models which predict an ice-free summer Arctic between 2012 and 2030.  This is all well-within parameters.  But it does mean that the bloody denial mob are going to start gloating.  Expect exasperated posting here when they do.