The Scientists Are Terrified

[Aussie105]

37. A bunch of lichen growing on bare rocks . . .

Happy, they are.
The dominant life form, nothing can stuff things up for them.

Except . . . over decades, the acid they use to extract nutrients from the rock, breaks it down, forming a thin layer of soil that collects in crevices.

Grass seeds blow in and take over as the dominant life form. Lichens wonder what went wrong.

Grasses tie up the soil some more, give way to low growing plants.

Over millennia, the rocks are now soil, and large trees are the dominant life form.

What went wrong? Nothing, it's called SUCCESSION.
Google succession on Krakatoa, turned to bare rock after a volcanic eruption, now back to a fairly lush tropical island.

Simple concept - the dominant life form uses natural resources and as a consequence, degrades the environment to the point where it is no longer suitable for them.
And that is all humans are doing.

Climate change and it's future negative impact on Humanity has been known to be a thing for a long time, the talk about how serious it is and we should do something about it, is just that - talk, with no effective action.

Sad but true. Humanity is the planet's worst enemy.

We have an ant colony nearby. When their numbers get too large, they come closer to the house looking for food.
I restrict their numbers and range with poison. Control their numbers, and I control their need to invade.

Now, I can't really suggest that for the human race, can I?