Fifteen years ago NSIDC’s Mark Serreze said Arctic sea ice was in a death spiral. Grist said the Artic was past the point of no return and would be largely ice-free by 2020.
NSIDC: Arctic melt passes the point of no return | Grist
“North Pole poised to be largely ice-free by 2020: “It’s like the Arctic is covered with an egg shell and the egg shell is now just cracking completely.”
There has been essentially no change in Arctic sea extent ice since then.
New NSIDC director on “death spiral” Arctic ice | Grist
ftp://osisaf.met.no/prod_test/ice/index/v2p1/nh/osisaf_nh_sie_daily.txt
