Grist: First the good news: Arctic ice melt has not been as extreme this summer as during last year`s historic collapse.
The bad news is that the melt has been more extreme this summer than the 20-year average - no surprises there, given the icy clime`s rapid decline.
The Arctic`s August 2013 ice coverage is shown in the image on the right. The black cross shows the North Pole and the magenta outline shows the average ice cover at the same time of year from 1981 to 2010.
"Sea ice continued its...