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Update, January 2018
It was looking like 2018 would be the forth hottest year on record but at the time of writing this had not been officially decided.
Up to 2017
the ten hottest years, in order of increasing temperatures were: 2007, 1998, 2009, 2013, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2015, 2016.
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I started writing this page in 2015, the previous year,
2014 was, globally, the hottest year ever.
This was reported in January 2015 by the
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA),
NASA and NOAA.
NASA and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) are both
USA based.
2015 was even warmer globally than 2014, see
National Climate
Data Centre, USA.
JMA, NASA and NOAA are three of the world's four main agencies that report
on global weather, the forth is the Hadley Centre (UK).
It is expected that the Hadley Centre will release a similar finding
within the next few weeks (written 2015/01/17).
Nine of the ten hottest years have occurred since 2000, the remaining one
was 1998.
| The number of days on which Australian mean temperatures were in the
hottest 1% since records began up to and including 2013.
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| Graph credit: Bureau of Meteorology, State of the Climate
2014
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The reinsurance industry (those who insure the insurance companies) have
recognised that damages due to natural disasters (fires, floods, storms) has
become more common and expensive due to ACC.
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A quote from Canstar:
"While the existence of climate change is even now being debated by some
members of the public, the general insurance industry has been attempting to
quantify the issue for well over a decade."
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A document produced by Insurance Australia Group is revealing.
It shows a steadily increasing number of natural disasters (Figure 6) and
steeply increasing costs of natural disasters (Figure 8).
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Euopa Re and Climate Change:
"Climate change is expected to further increase the frequency and severity
of hydro-meteorological natural disasters ..."
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Society of Actuaries:
"For property and casualty insurers, climate change represents an important
challenge because the rising seas, the increased risk of drought, fire and
floods, and the stronger storms that may occur will have a huge impact on
the claims of the people insured."
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A quote from the Australian Consumer's Association magazine, Choice, Feb.
2015:
"North Queensland home insurance premiums through the roof
The Australian Government Actuary has found insurers paid out $1.40 in claims
for every $1 of premium collected in North Queensland.
This was despite premiums in the region skyrocketing by about 80%, compared
to 12% for Sydney and Melbourne over the eight years to July 2013."
This would have been in response to greatly increased damage from severe
storms in the region.
If climate change was a myth the world's big emitters of greenhouse gasses
would have a strong incentive to point that out.
In fact, while they are lobbying to be allowed to continue their emissions,
they do recognise the reality of what the climate scientists are
telling us.
AGL, Australia's biggest emitter of greenhouse gasses
recognises the reality of climate change and its responsibility to
reduce emissions.
Richard McIndoe, Managing Director of
Energy Australia, the second biggest emitter of greenhouse gasses in
Australia's energy sector, has said:
"As one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the Australian
energy sector, TRUenergy faces a more difficult challenge
than most to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. In planning
for a low carbon future, our Climate Change Strategy provides
a blueprint for action."
The third biggest greenhouse gas emitter in Australia's power sector also
recognises the reality of climate change:
GDF SUEZ reaffirms its commitment to combatting climate change at the
Climate Summit in New-York.
Statements from representatives of religions and denominations on the need
for action on climate change...
