The 10 hottest years since records began in 1850 were in order:
1: 2016
2: 2020
3: 2019
4: 2017
5: 2015
6: 2022 (tied with 2015)
7: 2018
8: 2021 (tied with 2018)
9: 2014
10: 2010
Notice anything about this?
The first thing l noticed is - show me the source of the data! If scientists don't adhere to basic referencing protocol, what chance is their for the layperson?
May of been? So you're not sure if the figures in the OP are accurate?
@kim_harding @Empiricism_Reloaded Fair point. The reference may have been in a related earlier post.