On August 1, temperatures in the Beaufort Sea have dropped well below freezing.
Arctic sea ice volume is fourth highest for the date since 2003, and declining very slowly.
Temperatures near the North Pole have been below normal nearly every day since mid-May.
Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut
Very cold weather in the Arctic forecast.
And the Northwest Passage is blocked with high concentration ice off the coast of Alaska.
The prophets have failed.