Arctic Sea Ice - Record Low During June

[Johnysid]

This year has seen the "laziest jet stream" on record which has brought the rain southwards. http://www.350resourc...science-explains-why/

It has also seen record lows in Arctic sea ice. http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/

Are the two connected?

[seadogg]

Our weather and long term our climate is determined by the air masses prevalent over large areas of both hemispheres. Where polar air masses meet tropical air masses the polar front is formed. the jet stream is caused by this meeting so its speed and direction is largely a result of this interaction along the polar front.

The bigger the difference in temperature and humidity of the air masses the more powerful the jet stream is. The fact that more ice is melting seems to indicate that there will be changes difference between the those meeting air masses

So the answer is yes. Apologies for the simplification of a complicated phenomenon.

[Johnysid]

Nicely put Old Sea Dog. Fortunately Answerbank is not Twitter.

[boxtops]

The jet stream didn't look very lazy round here at the weekend, the town was 3 feet under water :-(