World warm last year, but not like record US heat Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 6:43 pm, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 A weather pattern called La Nina — the flip side of El Nino — and mildness in Alaska, Canada, the United Kingdom and parts of Asia moderated the globe's average temperature. Even the first three years of this decade were warmer than the last, the two agencies said. Since 1963, NOAA said the global temperature has ... Read More