Or another way is that the past 20 years have been hotter than the previous 20 years, excluding 1998 which was a spike in the the otherwise consistent trend. I

Or another way is that the past 20 years have been hotter than the previous 20 years, excluding 1998 which was a spike in the the otherwise consistent trend. It's in the chart in the article. You did read more than the title, right?