For the 12 May 2018/2017 comparison 188,000 sq km.
Looks a lot worse on
https://sites.google.com/site/arctis...t_byyear_b.png

perhaps an error somewhere

For 15 April, same 188,000 less than 2017 ,same day, global sea-ice. Now
what will next week show,the 2017 daily rate of sea-ice accumulation
took an upswing, so next week continuation of same rate of the last
month or so, then a markedly worse situation this time next week.