We've got a rising baseline, so we may anticipate further record highs in the years to come.
The data shows quite clearly that it's the greenhouse gas trends that are responsible for the majority of the trends.
It would not surprise me at all that the next year that started off with an el niño would also have a record high.
2015 was remarkable even in the context of the larger, long-term warming trend.
We would not have seen the record warming without the long-term trend.
It's greenhouse gases that are responsible for the majority of the long-term trend.