Not trying to deny anything but with the length of records and a random distribution you’d still expect “hottest year” to happen pretty often. (Somebody please do the statistics)
With a very slightly warming planet it would indeed happen quite often.
In other words… setting records means something, but less than one would expect by default.
The more valid statistic is something like n of the last 30 years have been the warmest on record, or something along those lines.
With a very slightly warming planet it would indeed happen quite often.
In other words… setting records means something, but less than one would expect by default.
The more valid statistic is something like n of the last 30 years have been the warmest on record, or something along those lines.