When is the fourth-lowest of 35 numbers a big deal? When it's ARCTIC ICE, seemingly

And OMG! You can get ships through. As usual

Good lord! This year's summer arctic ice extent minimum is the fourth lowest EVER recorded ... but wait, that's only since 1981. This year's figure is one of only 35 in the record, which means the fact that it's the fourth lowest pretty insignificant."