NASA: 2010 Likely To Be Warmest Year In 130 Years Of Tracking

http://www.neontommy.com/news/2010/12/nasa-2010-likely-be-warmest-year-130-years-tracking

Global temperature data through November shows 2010 will likely become the warmest year since NASA's Goddard Institute began tracking temperatures 130 years ago.

Record warmth in 2010, despite cooling influences

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2011/01/2010_dominated_by_record_warmt.html

"All three widely cited surface temperature datasets show that 2010 will most likely rank near the very top of the list - a remarkable feat considering that two factors that tend to cause cooler-than-average conditions were present for all or part of the year - a La Nina event and a "quiet" sun."