The strength and path of the North Atlantic
jet stream and the Greenland blocking phenomena
appear to be influenced by increasing temperatures
in the Arctic which have averaged at least twice the global warming rate over the past two decades, suggesting that those marked
changes may be a key factor affecting extreme weather conditions over the UK, although an Arctic connection may not occur each year.
And science is emerging suggesting a link between the melting of Arctic sea ice on one hand and faster warming
in the region and
changes to the northern hemisphere
jet stream on the other, explaining why some weather systems
appear to get «stuck
in place» — to often - devastating effect.