1998 No Longer The Hottest Year On Record

Looks like 1934 has taken 1998's place as the hottest year on record and 2006 dropped from a tie at 2nd to alone in 4th place.
Here is the list
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Here is a post by Mark Steyn who talks about "malignant narcissism" among todays powerful nations. One of his more awesomer quotes is this one.

In the post-imperial age, powerful nations no longer have to invade and
kill. Simply by driving a Chevy Suburban, we can make the oceans rise and wipe
the distant Maldive Islands off the face of the Earth.