New Scientist: Thirteen of the hottest years since records of global temperatures began in 1880 have clustered in the last 17 years. It is tempting — and it sure makes good headlines — to blame it on climate change. But does science support such a claim? According to new statistical research, it does. The recent glut of unusually hot years is incredibly unlikely to happen in a stable climate. Eduardo Zorita of Germany’s Institute for Coastal Research and colleagues calculated the …