Slow death - are we sensing it ?

From an evolutionary perspective human being is exquisitely adapted to recognize and respond to threats to survival that come in the form of sudden, dramatic events. Yet today the primary threats to our collective survival are slow, gradual developments arising from processes that are complex both in details and in dynamics. The spread of nuclear arms is not an event, nor is the “greenhouse effect,” the depletion of the ozone layer, malnutrition and under development in the Third World, the economic cycles that determine our quality of life, etc (Peter M Senge).

So, the questions are- Are we realising that we are slowly and sytematically destroying our planet? Do we wait until we see proof points of dying Earth? Do we wait because whatever bad happens will not happen in our lifetime? Do we wait hoping nature has its own control mechanism and is the biggest equalizer? I see and feel that we have lost a lot of time already and it is time to act now to ensure that we don't cause irreparable damages to Earth. It is time to re-define progress. This issue needs to be addressed top- down (Governments, Corporates and Influential People) and also approach the issue bottom-up (Other people like us).