NSIDC Maps Show 10% Ice Growth During The Past Week

My composite of NSIDC’ September 27/20 maps shows new ice in green.

There has been 25% gain since September 25, 2007.

Ice extent is at 73% of the thirty year mean.

So what is interesting about all this? Let’s remember a few expert claims :

1. PIOMAS said ice was the thinnest on record this spring
2. Barber says the remaining thick ice is rotten
3. Hansen says it was the hottest year on record
4. Hansen says that the Arctic had a very warm summer
5. PIOMAS said the ice was melting very quickly in late July, and forecast a record minimum more than 10% below 2007

Obviously if all these things were true, there wouldn’t be much ice in the Arctic right now. Something is clearly wrong with the body of expert opinions.