Above diagram shows sea ice extent as calculated by the Polar View team at the University of Bremen, Germany.
Paul Beckwith warns that a second cyclone is threatening to batter the remaining sea ice soon.
View Paul's presentation by clicking on the link below.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByLujhsHsxP7cnB0bXhNNFFSQjQ/edit
Or, view the presentation in the window below (it may take some time for the file to fully load).
and below, Paul's August 17 update: