The article, published on 30th August 2014, contrasted these observations with the statements by Al Gore and others that summer Arctic sea-ice might have disappeared by 2015. The views of Dr. Ed Hawkins, PI of the Arctic Research Programme project 'APPOSITE' investigating the potential for predicting seasonal to annual scale changes in Arctic sea-ice, is extensively quoted. Please click here for the full article. (Source: Mail on Sunday, 30/08/2014)