AP, so I'll summarize:
Three-way tie: 2010, 2005, and 1998, says the UN World Meterological Organization.
Ten warmest years ever (ever starting in 1854) have come since 1998, so I guess 10 out of 12 were record-breakers.
Warming is running hot and cold, {sorry} depending on the region, rainfall is way up, here and there, and there was some cooling due to the Pacific La Nina in the latter half of 2010.
Good thing I'll probably be dead before the Himalayan glaciers melt in 2035 and Orlando, Florida becomes an island.
Oh, wait. This study uses figures based on data collected by Britain's Meteorological Office (Phil Jones?) and NASA (James Hansen, right?), so there's no worries! |