“Globally, 2002 is likely to be warmer than 2001 - it may even break the record set in 1998”. - Daily Mirror August 2, 2002
“Next year(2003)may be warmest recorded: Global temperatures in 2003 are expected to exceed those in 1998 - the hottest year to date” - Telegraph UK- December 30, 2002
“(The) extra energy, together with a weak El Nino, is expected to make 2005 warmer than 2003 and 2004 and perhaps even warmer than 1998” - Reuters February 11, 2005
“This year (2007) is likely to be the warmest year on record globally, beating the current record set in 1998” - ScienceDaily Jan. 5, 2007
But this time they are surely right
Good quotes!
(Fair warning - I’m probably gonna copy them ...)