What is the problem with using only these two data points to make a claim about global climate trends and why have 'climate alarmists' not made a big deal about this drop in temperature?
1) Temperature data fluctuate too much to be able to make any strong conclusions.
2) They don't take into account the strong El Niño effects at work.
3) The data were collected using unreliable methods.
4) These points represent a short-term fluctuation downward; however, the overall trend over several decades is an increase in temperature.