"Alastair McDonald" k wrote
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"Jack Harrison" wrote in message
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In the report, Beniston is quoted as saying that last summer was the
warmest in Switzerland since 1540. If the summer of 1540 was warmer
than that of 2003 there must have been some forcing very different to
that which is believed to be causing the present day warming. Is the
cause of the 1540 warmth known?

Surely all that was implied was that 2003 was the warmest since [records
began in] 1540?

I didn't see the report, but it might just have been a case of sloppy
wording.


That is what I thought but Evert put me right :-( See his post.

Cheers, Alastair.

Or see this page by Martin;
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.w.../1500_1599.htm

Cheers, Alastair.