This is the next in an occasional series of diaries on the state of Northern Hemisphere Arctic sea ice (and other topics as warranted), written in memory of Johnny Rook, who passed away in early 2009. He was the author of the Climaticide Chronicles.
Loss of sea ice has slowed sharply in the last week, from 80-120 km2 per day to 30-70 km2 per day (numbers approximate and from the joint International Arctic Research Center -- Japan Aeronautical Exploration Agency Information System (IJIS). The recent rate of sea ice extent loss is below the long term 1979-2000 average as you will see in the chart below from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
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