Post-Human Earth: How the Planet will recover from us

This is a truly fascinating read! Positive nihilism reaches a new perfected level in this article! It discusses the reverberations of our actions that have stimulated a new geological epoch to emerge, urging a mass extinction to the forefront of history. Scientists have correlated the current global warming scenario to life in the"Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum," 55 million years ago when temperatures worldwide rose approximately 9 degrees Celsius. The present-day crisis at hand is the melting of the ice caps, which will lead to the subsequent thawing of the Arctic carbon-rich peat that would release trillions tons of carbon into the atmosphere; methane from the ocean sediments would also disperse across the planet, creating a noxious environment that would surely be a devastating kick to the genitals of all organisms. Literally, reproductive success would plummet dramatically; the first species to go would be the endangered ones (goodbye panda and polar bears). We have already inhibited the migration patterns of many animals (constructed roads, geographical altercations, etc.) so the common trend of organisms following their respective climate across the globe (reflect back upon our migratory process throughout the world and subsequent adaptations) would be seriously hindered. The earth could virtually become sterile; still, life would persevere in the wake of tenacious evolution. Some critters would inevitably survive (cockroaches and rats) and millions of years later, a diverse blend of organisms could possibly emerge. We just will not be around to see it. Question of the day: what are we really trying to preserve or conserve with our ecological concerns and savvy preventative measures of deterring a mass extinction? For the continuation of our species? My forecast for the future: warm and sunny with a 0% chance of present-day humans succeeding in preventing the devastating, ineluctable outcome. Well, shit.