by Andrew Glikson Warnings by leading climate scientists regarding the high sensitivity of the atmosphere in response to abrupt compositional changes, such as near-doubling of greenhouse gas concentrations, are now manifest: According to Wallace Broecker , (the “father” of climate science) “The paleoclimate record shouts out to us that, far from being self-stabilizing, the Earth's climate system is an ornery beast which overreacts to even small nudges, and humans have already given the climate a substantial nudge” . As stated by James Zachos , “The Paleocene hot spell should serve as a reminder of the unpredictable nature of climate” . As snowstorms such as the “ Beast from the East ” (2018) and “ Storm Darcy ” (2021) sweep the northern continents, reaching Britain and as far south as Texas and Greece , those who still question the reality and consequences of global climate change, including in governments, may rejoice as if they have a new argument to question global warming. ...