I think we have to be a little bit realistic here.... 100 years ago, measurement of temperature was not as accurate as it is today..... And the number of locations where temperatures were recorded every day, as a matter of course, was very small compared to today..... It is also worth noting that what happened a few years ago when the tsunami struck, would have happened before, but there would have been no news coverage of it.
I knew the word tsunami, before then, so clearly they happened, but that is the first I knew of their power.
Where I live, the most extreme weather in my 41 year lifetime, occurred in 1987. 26 years ago. Not this year, or last year.....
I'm not saying the scientists are wrong, but what I am saying is that much of their science is based upon little more than a series of assumptions based upon very recent measurements.
If I had let science show me the future throughout my whole life, I would now be a very lonely guy after everyone else died of bird flu a few years back.
As you can tell, I am a sceptic !!! But I respect the views of others. I may well be wrong.