Er, they've only had the scope up since 1995. You would need centuries or millenia or even mega-years of data before you could determine what is "unprecedented" or "crazy".
All of these statements are a bunch of hog wash because the insignificant amount of data available.
But because a scientist says it the press picks it up and writes about it like it is profound. NO questioning permitted it is the consensus of scientific truth.
Your not a denier are you?