Eh, it sounds worse than it is.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug1999/1999-08-02-06.aspHumanity's impact on the earth has increased extinction rates to levels rivaling the five mass extinctions of past geologic history, transformed nearly half of Earth's land and created 50 dead zones in the world's oceans, according to research being presented this week at the 16th International Botanical Congress.
Nope. Ignorance is blaming yourself for "problems" that don't exist.
The world changes, life goes on.
Ignorance is bliss I guess.