Let him explain this, too!
Arctic Ice Growth Shatters Previous Records
Arctic ice area growth since mid-September has shattered the previous record, growing 175,000 Manhattans of new ice over the last four months, says Steven Goddard.
Have you seen this anywhere in the mainstream media?
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Regarding that chart: of course sea ice area recovers each year so the less sea ice there is in summer, the greater the rise each year. But the reason is that there is less and less ice each summer. One debate is whether less sea ice in summer is bad (it is not). Another debate is whether sea ice is decreasing from global warming or a natural cycle (probably some of each).