These last few years, the summer minimum has dropped below 4 million square km. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-arct

These last few years, the summer minimum has dropped below 4 million square km. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-arctic-sea-ice-summer-minimum https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/... 1 million square km is pretty far from zero.