And on the Barrow Webcam, in the distance, we can see lines of ice being pushed into the warmer coastal waters. Where, of course they will vanish.
That ice must be MYI, FYI simply could not have survived that long or that far now.
Next, looking at the Bremen concentration maps, must be a massive crash in extent as those arms finally melt out, either suddenly or over a week or so.
However it's clear that the actual melt out is either slowing or moving into a different phase. Not that the weather can't kick it off again.
CT area records look like it will either hit 3rd or 4th in the record set but might just hit second if the weather obliges.
The NW passage looks like it will finally be clear for easy navigation in the shallow channel in a week or two.
For me the more dramatic thing is the CAA breaking up and the ice heading North instead of South.
Certainly a year to watch. The main thing, for me, this year, is that it is clear the Arctic is moving to a different state and how it will respond to heat inputs and weather, is going to change the way in which we anticipate (model), the future changes in the Arctic.