"Graham P Davis" wrote in message
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http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2010/080410.html

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I suppose it depends on which model you look at

http://arctic-roos.org/observations/...1_ice_area.png

http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/seaice/...a_Ice_Area.png

Considering the year as measured by satellites has been the second warmest
recored by this method some ice melt is expected but the 80degrees N N H
summer temperatures are still some of the lowest recorded since 1958 plus
the La Nina and Pacific cooling cyle things will start to pick up
http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/meant80n.uk.php