Is the rate of global warming comparable to any events in the past?

Question: Is the rate of global warming comparable to any events in the past?
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Asked by charlie13 to David, Luna, Mark, Probash on 25 Mar 2011 in Categories: General.
- David Pyle answered on 25 Mar 2011:
  
  No – it appears to be faster in terms of rate of change of carbon dioxide; we have seen similar very quick changes in Temp before, during Ice Ages.

Question: Is the rate of global warming comparable to any events in the past?