hello @mudgutsyou might be interested in the graphic and text...

hello @mudguts

you might be interested in the graphic and text below from the National Snow & Ice Data Center, or NSIDC.

in looking at climate the advice from experts is to look at trends, such as provided by NSIDC, which moderates the noise coming from raw data.

it's a matter of seeing what is actually happening in trend terms rather than making rash judgments based on short term noise, which all cherry pickers love, including you it seems.

perhaps in addressing this issue you might like to tell us why Arctic Sea ice should follow a pattern confected by you rather than be subject to actual conditions.

why is your misinformed plan for the cryosphere of greater value than the expectations of those why study it.