satellite temperature readings going back to 1979 show 1998 was by far the warmest year in the satellite era
satellite temperature readings going back to 1979 show 1998 was by far the warmest year in the satellite era
global warming hiatus:42
in january 2013 james hansen and colleagues published their updated analysis that temperatures had continued at a high level despite strong la niña conditions, and said the "5-year mean global temperature has been flat for a decade, which we interpret as a combination of natural variability and a slowdown in the growth rate of the net climate forcing", noting "that the 10 warmest years in the record all occurred since 1998."