Sawz:

I have given you the references I have found, so I don't see why you accuse me of dodging anything, sirrah. The question is one of degree. Our current warming spell is outpacing any previous period of warming on record or reconstructed.

If you have an interesting research question, you might do better to find a possible answer and to post it for discussion, instead of playing twenty questions with me just in order to try, unsuccessfully, to make me look wrong. THat's a stupid game to play anyway. Even when I play it!! :D

I am happy to report I do not know the answer to your question, and suggest you consult those who have more expertise in the particular field.

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