A large gap (green) is opening up between 2011 and 2007, due to the 2007 rapid ice loss in the East Siberian Sea. The US Navy forecasts a slight increase in ice extent in that region over the next week, so the difference should look something like the image below in a week.
LOL
Meanwhile, the Antarctic must have fallen off a cliff according to Bremen:
http://www.iup.uni-bremen.de:8084/amsr/ice_ext_s.png
LOL, I know it’s not real, but might be worth grabbing that image just for fun.
-Scott