http://nsidc.org/images/arcticseaicenews/20101206_Figure4_thumb.png
The NSIDC graph above shows something very interesting. From 2000-2008, multiyear ice melt (solid red line) increased every year over the previous year. But in 2009, the amount of melt plummeted by 80%.
This hints that there has been a large shift in Arctic conditions over the last two years. It is a safe bet that there will be more multiyear ice in Spring 2011 than there was in Spring of 2010.
http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/seaice/extent/AMSRE_Sea_Ice_Extent_L.png
Wonder what happened in the last few days? JAXA, Bremen, NSIDC and DMI are all showing a slight downturn.
The wind is blowing out of the south in the Hudson Bay and compacting the ice towards the north.
The plummet affected their spelling
Ya, but Phil said the Beaufort Sea has rotted ice. So disregard the data.
Looking south, does that qualify as the worlds largest iceberg?
http://www.iup.physik.uni-bremen.de:8084/amsr/antarctic_AMSRE_visual.png
Andy