BY THE WAY, FOR THE RECORD, HERE ARE SOME SEA ICE STATS

BY THE WAY, FOR THE RECORD, HERE ARE SOME SEA ICE STATS

1980 Southern Hemisphere = 4.7 million sq km 1980 Northern Hemisphere = 15.0 million sq km Total = 19.7 million sq km

2009 Southern Hemisphere = 5.8 million sq km 2009 Northern Hemisphere = 14.1 million sq km Total = 19.9 million sq km

It is true we have less here in the northern hemisphere than we did, but it is rebounding fast and given the cold PDO and solar constant, it should be ahead within the coming years. As in the last reversal, the southern hemisphere with all its water ( water is a much more important measurement for the actual energy that is in the entire system as it regulates the thermostat of the earth) is leading the way. The point is that the big picture of sea ice globally has more today than 1980... and the cold PDO has begun.