This summer has seen the largest increase in sea ice area on record. August 8 ice area was 1.26 million km² larger than the same date in 2012, beating the old record increase set in 1996.
arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/timeseries.anom.1979-2008
NOAA describes this record increase in ice as being a record loss.
Noaa report says Arctic sea ice is disappearing at unprecedented pace | World news | theguardian.com
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