Scary Statistics That Rhyme

In 1937 the world population was recorded at 2.5 billion, and carbon in the atmosphere was 280 per million, with 66% of wildlife remaining. In 1954 the world population was recorded at 2.7 billion, and carbon in the atmosphere was 310 per million, with 64% of wildlife remaining. In 1978 the world population was recorded at 4.3 billion, and carbon in the atmosphere was 335 per million, with 55% of wildlife remaining. In 1997 the world population was recorded at 5.9 billion, and carbon in the atmosphere was 360 per million, with 46% of wildlife remaining. In 2020 the world population was recorded at 7.8 billion, and carbon in the atmosphere was 415 per million, with 35% of wildlife remaining,.. .. which poses the question, "What the hell are we doing!? Are we that blind that we can't see the consequences of this direction?"