andygates | Cue the gloating

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.