The destruction of the biosphere is probably about halfway complete as of late 2014. Climate disruption that is already locked in will perturb civilization permanently. Our little luxury consumerist lifestyle is killing the biosphere and humans are not immune to extinction.

The United States of America is a corporate warfare consumer state. The escalator goes down. How far the psychopath does not consider. It is only immediate rewards that titillate. Instant riches and permanent poverty because we burned it all down.Welcome to Heat island, USA, a crumbling empire of stained asphalt (oil/corn syrup/blood/et al.) and chemically tainted human fat.