However, this does not mean that humanity is doomed to «destroy the planet» or to endure a catastrophic population collapse. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Red line shows a trajectory representing population collapse whereby development of energy harvesting technologies allows for rapid population growth which then drives increases in planetary forcing. (sciencedaily.com)
Let's hope this is a temporary thing (a disease, a parasite) and not a permanent population collapse. (treehugger.com)