Depends on the meaning of "as". This is taken from www.m-w.com; examples of usage got knocked out by similarity to HTML and I'm not inclined to take the time to fix it.
1 : AS IF
2 : in or to the same degree in which -- usually used as a correlative after an adjective or adverb modified by adverbial as or so
3 : in the way or manner that
4 : in accordance with what or the way in which
5 : WHILE, WHEN
6 : regardless of the degree to which : THOUGH
7 : for the reason that : BECAUSE, SINCE
8 : that the result is
I used meaning 7. Pretty straightforward, I think:
Does this mean it is warming up for the reason that it has in the past?
Answer: Probably not.
Transmission ends here.
:-D
Oh, my goodness. Look at that post. "Depends on the meaning of 'as'". You're just funnin me by using the most famous 'hair splitting' words in recent history, aren't you? You wouldn't accidentally say something so close to the Clinton response, I can't believe.
Well thanks for the giggle! The original question was relating to a simple statement of fact, very straightforward and direct. "Warming now, happened before."
You answered with an opinion, "I believe this warming is probably caused by something different."
You didn't answer the original question, probably because you knew that to answer honestly "yes, it has been warmer in the past", would be damaging to your pre-conceived agenda.
Y2K all over again.