[Yo-Yo]

At this stage Wohlleben says it doesn’t look as if this will break the record ice retreat seen in 2007.

“But it will be close,” she said. No, it won't break 2997.

Meanwhile, in the Antarctic...

[Vigilanteman]

Amazing charts. It looks like Arctic Sea ice consistently increases from November until April and consistently decreases from May until September whereas Antarctic Sea ice does exactly the opposite.

Do you suppose this could be caused by something really weird like the earth tilting toward or away from the sun as the seasons change?