New paper finds climate warmed 3 times faster from 1862-1961; also 2007 temps same as in 1736
Refutes claim that current warming period is 'unprecedented' or 'unusual.' Paper published in the journal Climate of the Past finds that winter temperatures in China warmed at a rate almost three times faster over the 100 year period from 1862 to 1961 [1.89◦C/century] than over the 100 years from 1901 to 2000 [0.66◦C/century]'
