Sea Ice Update July 17 2014 – Arctic Refuses to Melt Completely Despite Predictions

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 197 of 2014

Global Sea Ice Extent is -564,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 28 for the day.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 862,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 3 for the day.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -1,426,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean. That is ranked 32 for the day.

NOAA Data here and here here. Graphs below. Click for bigger.

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Day 198–NH ice has now lost 47% of its maximum ice extent.

Those with minimal melt:

Central Arctic has 98% ice left
East Siberian Sea 91%
Canadian Archipelago 83%
Beaufort Sea 76%
Chukchi Sea 66%
Kara Sea 61%

The Central Arctic is hardly melting, and the others are key to the northern shipping routes.

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