Great update, and Larry's graph says way too much about the shaft we are in. I've found the total sea ice with anomaly chart on CT pretty cool. In 1979, the twin peaks when Antarctic refreeze is yet to be overtaken by Arctic melt and when Antarctic melt is yet to overtake Arctic refreeze, are about equal due to a late Arctic Spring / early Antarctic Autumn. This could be the second time they are about equal due to such an unbelievably (except that it is happening) warm Arctic Autumn with a fairly typical Antarctic Spring. Eventually we may see only a single peak followed by a little plateau and mole hill.