The two most respected national weather services in the US, Nasa and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), agreed that 2010 tied with 2005 as the hottest since records began in 1880.
Overall 2010 and 2005 were 1.12F (0.62C) above the 20th century average when taking a combination of land and water surface temperatures across the world.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2011-01-12-2010-warmest-year-climate-change_N.htm
Despite this important news it appears that many UK media have decided not to report this story . Maybe they feel that after the freezing UK temperatures in December, it is difficult to talk about the warming of the planet ?
Yet another confusion about weather and climate?
When will they understand what is going on – floods in Australia and Brazil, record low winter temperatures in UK and USA – all a result of a climate that is changing.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/13/uk-media-ignore-climate-change
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/dec/26/robin-mckie-carbon-emissions-up
Thu, Jan 13, 2011
Climate Change, Climate Change Gardening