Using the NSIDC daily overlay I've been monitoring the state of the sea ice over the last week. The white line shows the extent of the ice a week ago, and the colored lines show the ice extent every couple of days. I wished GE could give me the area enclosed by a path, but it looks like we have lost another 100,000 km^2 or so. I expect we will see another new record low announced tomorrow . It's unclear how much longer the ice will continue to be lost. In past years Sept 1 was the minimum, but the last few years the ice has continued to shrink well into September. This last week's ice loss extends that pattern.