As long as the regions not covered warm up like the rest of the world, that does not change the global temperature curve. (realclimate.org)
«On an annual basis, the global temperature curve is not a smooth one. (climatenewsnetwork.net)
Considering the recent evidence that climate models have failed to predict the flattening of the global temperature curve, and that global warming seems to have ended some 15 years ago, the work of the NIPCC is particularly important.» (climatechangereconsidered.org)