<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Arctic Sea Ice Rapidly&nbsp;Recovering]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The extent of Arctic sea ice has returned to stable 2005/2006 levels</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screenhunter_8451-apr-08-07-26.gif"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="125798" data-permalink="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/04/08/arctic-sea-ice-rapidly-recovering/screenhunter_8451-apr-08-07-26/" data-orig-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screenhunter_8451-apr-08-07-26.gif" data-orig-size="594,395" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ScreenHunter_8451 Apr. 08 07.26" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screenhunter_8451-apr-08-07-26.gif?w=300" data-large-file="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screenhunter_8451-apr-08-07-26.gif?w=594" class="alignnone  wp-image-125798" src="https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/screenhunter_8451-apr-08-07-26.gif?w=476&#038;h=316" alt="ScreenHunter_8451 Apr. 08 07.26" width="476" height="316" /></a><br />
<a href="http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/old_icecover.uk.php">Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The animation below flashes between 2006 and 2015. Unless there is another summer with strong southerly winds like in 2007, the amount of thick multi-year ice will be back to 2006 levels in a year or two, as the ice age increases.</p>
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