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Arctic will be ice-free within a decade - Telegraph
Walt Meier, research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Centre at the University of Colorado predicted the Arctic Ocean will be effectively ice free sometime between 2020 and 2040, although it is possible it could happen as early as 2013.
"Most people would agree it is not a matter of if we lose the summer sea ice but when," he said. "Temperatures are still warming because of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the greenhouse effect.
Bad news for Catlin Expedition: Satellite Data Shows Arctic Cooling in February and March « Watts Up With That?
...since the beginning of 2005, Arctic temperatures have been cooling at a rate of 1.8 degrees C per decade, or 18C per century ( see comments). Also note that Arctic monthly temperature anomaly now is about three degrees lower than in January, 1981.
The short term trend isn’t meaningful...