date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:56:25 +0000
from: simon.tett@metoffice.gov.uk
subject: Chat
to: Keith Briffa <k.briffa@uea.ac.uk>, Tim Osborn <t.osborn@uea.ac.uk>

Keith & Tim,
	are you around today? I'd like your current views on the following
statement:

"The rate and scale of 20th century warming has probably been
unprecedented
for at least the last 1,000 years"

I'm a bit nervous about this! [I think I might try and rewrite it to
"The magnitude of late 20th century temperatures has probably been..."]

Defra want to use this for their briefings.

Simon
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