> Probability theory tells me that a single number like this is meaningless That is true. But when considering that the ten warmest years since 1880 all have o

> Probability theory tells me that a single number like this is meaningless That is true. But when considering that the ten warmest years since 1880 all have occurred since 1998[1] it is no longer a single number. I'm guessing after 2015 that the eleven warmest years will have occurred after 1998. [1] http://climate.nasa.gov/blog/2224 http://climate.nasa.gov/blog/2224