Fragile Earth?

"You know how I'm always trying to save the planet? Here's my chance."
--David Levinson (Independence Day)

Popular leftist claims: Earth is a fragile planet. Immediate intervention is required in order to save it. Prof Williams presents evidence suggesting the absurdity of these claims.

Dozens of progressives with prestigious pedigrees have prognosticated of the Earth's demise--a demise that, of course, never came. For example, in 1970 Nobel laureate George Wald predicted, "Civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against the problems facing mankind."

The trumpet of doom strikes again...

Williams also presents previous cases of natural disaster, such as volcanoes and floods, that have spewed more smoke and displaced more water than man-made causes ever could. Not only do these examples demonstrate the so-called fragile planet's capacity to survive seemingly catastrophic events, but they also suggest man's puny potential to make significant parametric changes on the earth.

The evidence suggests the opposite of watermelon socialist claims. The earth is robust, not fragile.