Look! It's the Man in the Ice Floe.

Here is the extent of the Arctic ice pack on August 26, 2012.

And here is the extent of the Arctic ice pack on August 15, 2013. See how it has grown! The additional polar coverage, demarcated by the area between the old and the orange line in the picture above, is greater than the size of Europe.

Now, why was the ice pack so small?  After extensive research the cause is determined. We dusted off the surface and found the source of hot air.

Al Gore! Case closed.