Since the last ice age, almost 13,000 years ago, human beings have prospered in a stable, predictable climate. But our generation is the last to be so blessed. Science journalist Fred Pearce (New Scientist) lays bare the terrifying prognosis for our planet. Climate Change from now on will not be gradual – nature doesn’t do gradual change. In the past, Europe’s climate has switched from Arctic to tropical in three to five years. It can happen again. Nature is a wild and resourceful beast given to fits of rage. And now that we are provoking her beyond endurance, she is starting to seek her revenge.