The image below, made with a screenshot from ads.nipr.ac.jp, shows that, on September 7, 2016, Arctic sea ice extent (i.e. areas with 15% ice or more) was 4.02 million square km. While this is more than the minimum extent was in 2012, it is less that the minimum extent was for all other years on the image.
The image below shows extent as calculated by NSIDC.org, which is only slightly different from the above image.
Even more freightening than sea ice extent is sea ice thickness, as illustrated by the image on the right, show a nowcast (in m), run on September 7, 2016, and valid for September 8, 2016.The image shows that the multi-year sea ice has now virtually disappeared and that there's virtually no buffer left to absorb ocean heat.
The Naval Research Lab animations below show the shrinking of sea ice thickness (left) and compressive strength (right) in the Beaufort Sea up to September 5, 2016, with a forecast up to September 11, 2016.
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The situation is dire and calls for comprehensive and effective action as described at the Climate Plan.
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