Walt Meier, of NSIDC, said: "Having four years in a row with such low ice extents has never been seen before in the satellite record. It indicates a downward trend, not just a short-term anomaly."
In climate prediction land I would say that 4 years is rather short term, especially when compared to say, 4 BILLION. Now he's done it... we're gonna have 4 years in a row with an upward trend in increased ice extent. Is this guy supposed to be smart?
The ice age cycle, at least the last 8, is about 110,000 years. With only 10,000 of that being non-ice age or interglacial. And we're overdue by about 500 years.