Wait, I just read a thread right above this one that says that the North Pole has seen unprecedented July cold and the arctic it’s shortest summer on record. So, what is it? Wait, I know. It’s getting colder! Not global warming but climate change! Yea, that’s the ticket. Sheesh!
Not the shortest, since it is not over (I addressed that on that thread). However it is one of the coldest summers on record, mainly in the ocean areas, mainly due to increased clouds. The theory of Arctic warming amplification says that there should be fewer clouds (high pressure rather than low pressure). But this summer reality trumps theory. In the long run reality (weather) will trump theory (minor warming from CO2).