Washington Post: While the year’s not over yet, 2010 is on track to tie 1998 as the hottest one on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday that the first eight months of 2010 tied the same period in 1998 for the warmest combined land and ocean surface temperature on record worldwide. Among the details of NOAA’s findings: this summer was the second warmest on record globally after 1998, and last month was the third warmest August on record. The news …