[thackney]

Sea ice extent has been above average for about two weeks now.

I don't believe that is what the chart at the link is showing.

[Kinsingmonster]

this is from the north pole only. Antartic is well above average and the combination of both poles is higher.

Here is the link. I don’t know have to insert an image

http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/seaice.recent.antarctic.png