There was a sharp decline in December 1 global sea ice area from 2015 to 2016, but over the past seven years it has been increasing.
ftp://osisaf.met.no/prod_test/ice/index/v2p2/nh/osisaf_nh_sie_daily.txt
ftp://osisaf.met.no/prod_test/ice/index/v2p2/sh/osisaf_sh_sie_daily.txt


