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The 20 years leading up to 2004 the average was > 6 million square km. 2012 was 3.4. 2020 was 3.8. In the context of the previous average, that does seem close.

The 20 years leading up to 2004 the average was > 6 million square km. 2012 was 3.4. 2020 was 3.8. In the context of the previous average, that does seem close. What was your point?

soperj 4y ago
My point was don't base a prognosis on an anomaly, but clearly everyone has taken it as something else entirely, based on the tones of the replies.
- Retric 4y ago
  2012 isn’t an anomaly just normal variation, by area it’s the current low point by volume it isn’t.
- gaganyaan 4y ago
  I gotta say that it really looks like you're using motivating reasoning here. That graph plainly shows the direction, and it's not upwards or even stable.