About that ice extent thingie... You need to understand a couple of things, before you get all breathless about it - and I'll cite, below.
1. It's the fourth lowest in the satellite record.
2. The satellite record goes back to 1979.
3. Antarctic extent is at record levels.
4. The minimum was hit four days earlier this year than last.
5. The sea ice extent is NOT at an historical low, either in the satellite record or as evidenced by the previously cited revelation of millennial optimum settlements...
6. 1979-2015 is a period of about 36 years and so constitutes but a tiny sample of the actual record. It might reveal, thus, something abou high freq variation but is unlikely to be a good indicator of low freq variation.
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