There's no two ways about it. Industrialisation & population growth are impacting heavily on the the planet. Is the abnormal climate now the result of the industrial revolution & all the big wars or are we changing this climate now as we are going along ? I believe that the damage to the planet being done now will become obvious in another 50 or so years. Just far enough down the road for the present culprits (us) not to feel responsible.
The question is, does the present society have what it takes to stop the wagon ? It doesn't appear so. The other question is, is this change only more obvious because we now have records to look back on & because instant reporting of anything that's happening around the globe ? The other thing is that people aren't learning anything from the evidence at hand. I distinctly recall the panic about holes in the ozone layer & how long it takes for these holes to repair yet we send ever more satellites into space because we want more information & more convenience which only satellites can provide. So, what happens to the ozone layer lately ? Anyone know ? Or are the holes no longer of any significance ? Don't these holes let UV through & heat up the planet ? someone please provide some info on this.