> with the length of records and a random distribution you’d still expect “hottest year” to happen pretty often. (Somebody please do the statistics) No you wou

> with the length of records and a random distribution you’d still expect “hottest year” to happen pretty often. (Somebody please do the statistics) No you wouldn't, it would be increasingly rare as time went on. > With a very slightly warming planet it would indeed happen quite often. Yes? The frequency it happens is based on how fast the planet is heating.