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Originally Posted by Sheryl LaBouchardiere The causes of anything in life can rarely be pinned down to just one thing in isolation. Everything is part of a long chain of events and influences that combine in various proportions to create an event in any moment in time. That too leads on to something else. There is always a knock on effect if you like.
The human species has had a significant influence on climate change since the early days of deforestation of the Wildwood, but until now the planet has been able to rebalance itself. The Gaia hypothesis is an interesting take on the process. There are so very many of us now and we're consuming everything at such speed and in such quantities that natural balancing systems can no longe keep up. Unless... the cause of the distruction itself is dealt with and that means the human species doesn't it? |
Glad you've come across Jim Lovelock, you should read his new book "The Revenge of Gaia". It puts things into perscective. Then again, you should read his earier works to bring you up to speed.