2010 hits global temperature high
Standard denier response: But, but, but—SNOWSTORMS!!!11!!!1!
Although December was exceptionally cold in some places - the coldest for 100 years across the UK - other regions, such as Greenland and eastern Canada, saw unseasonably warm weather.
Standard denier response: All-natural!!!1!1!
The WMO analysis combines data from three leading research agencies, and is regarded as the most authoritative…”The 2010 data confirm the Earth’s significant long-term warming trend,” said WMO secretary-general Michel Jarraud. “The 10 warmest years on record have all occurred since 1998.”
Other indications of 2010 warmth flagged up by the WMO include the lowest extent of sea-ice cover in the Arctic since the satellite record began.
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The possibility that 2010 would emerge as the warmest year on record was raised by scientists after the year began with a period of El Nino conditions - unusually warm waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, which transfer heat from the ocean to the atmosphere.
However, a switch to the opposing La Nina conditions halfway through the year cast doubt on whether the record would be broken.
Standard denier response: SEE?!? El Nino and La Nina! All-natural! Therefore so is climate change! Nothing to do with man!
Oh, wait…
The variation between El Nino and La Nina can alter the global temperature by half a degree or so. But the variations it produces sit on top of a slow, steady warming trend dating back half a century, ascribed to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from industry, agriculture, deforestation and other human activities.
Fucking climate trends, how do they work? :/