There could be some truth in your hypochondria comparison. Climate concerns developed as good global climate data became available in the 70's and 80's and the

There could be some truth in your hypochondria comparison. Climate concerns developed as good global climate data became available in the 70's and 80's and the range of the data variability became known. It is possible that the fear around observed climate variability comes from the the unclear picture of what is a 'habitable' range of variability. Exactly what the 'habitable' range is seems to be determined mostly be political associations not data. Also, the article mentions that not all "experts" are concerned, "Some experts are concerned about the effect of the massive displacement of ice on the ice-free water next to the glacier, which is important for ocean currents, while others are less concerned. Experts say this type of iceberg calving happens from time to time and these are not record large icebergs." Finally, the atmosphere-ocean-biosphere system has never been in 'equilibria'. It is a highly nonlinear, nonstationary system whose dynamic are just beginning to be understood.