The Bad News: Seven times faster than global average.
The Good News: Seven x Zero = Zero.
The above image appeared on twitter. I followed up at the Climate Reanalyzer to see how it works. Here is the NASA time series for the North Pole, 90N, 0E.
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So NP temperature goes to nearly 0C every summer and down to around -25C in the winter. The last three years’ minimums were nearly the same as the first three years, and in between some minimums were higher and some lower. So, I agree, 7 X Zero = Zero.
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