Hottest year ever, AGAIN....

'To imply that a rise of temperature of a tenth of a degree is proof that the world is coming to an end -- has to take one back to the dark ages.'

'As long as you can get people excited as to whether it's a tenth of a degree warmer or cooler, then you don't have to think, you can assume everyone who is listening to you is an idiot.'

'The whole point is so crazy because the temperature is always going up or down a little. What is astonishing is that in the last 20 years it hasn't done much of anything.'

'What they don't mention is there has been a big El Nino in 2016 and in recent months the temperature has been dropping back into a zero trend level.'

'They are talking about temperature data that is rather uncertain. How do you average? You have to make adjustments. That gives them an opening, you can always adjust it up to a quarter of a degree and you will notice that all of the adjustments that are frequently made, always make the temperature seem steeper. They lower the low, they increase the high. In this case (hottest year) they had to depress the high in 1998 to make this one (2016) look a little larger. But when you are finished you are talking about 2/10ths of degree. No one can feel it.'

'It gives you something to believe in. It?s a religion.'