When it comes to 'unusual warmth', Morning Consult prefers to keep the blinders on

2016 Was Second-Hottest Year on Record in U.S.  (Morning Consult, 1/9/2017)

But climate change is a global phenomenon, Jack, not just what we see out of our windows here in the U.S.

Source:  NOAA

Graph found at Global Analysis - November 2016 year-to-date temperatures versus previous years.

This graphic compares the year-to-date temperature anomalies for 2016 (black line) to what were ultimately the seven warmest years on record:

1. 2015
2. 2014 
3. 2010 
4. 2013
5. 2005
6. 2009
7. 1998

The use of 1998 as a reference point is a favorite meme of GOP legislators and other climate deniers.

 

Photo source:  U.S. Congress

Text source: Skeptical Science