No Decrease in Arctic Ice

Do you remember all the predictions that the Artic ice was about to disappear, leaving an open ocean, in the summer at least?

It never happened. The London Guardian reports:

The melting of sea ice in the Arctic has slowed dramatically in the past 20 years, scientists have reported, with no statistically significant decline in its extent since 2005.

The finding is surprising, the researchers say, given that carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning have continued to rise and trap ever more heat over that time.