Finally, Chen Xin demonstrated through experiments that the periods of two industrial revolutions were the times when humans caused the most severe damage to the natural environment.
When humans first arrived on the island as a variable, it indeed had some impact on the island's ecology. However, since the number of humans was not large, the island's ecological capacity could accommodate their survival needs, thus maintaining the ecological balance.
Although a part of the ecological environment was damaged, the overall balance remained intact.
But as Chen Xin lifted the restrictions on human technology and gradually increased the level of technology, the environmental damage became more severe.
During the first industrial revolution, humans recklessly cut down trees and mined coal beneath the ground to power steam engines, causing massive ecological damage. In the second industrial revolution, the rise of the oil and chemical industries directly polluted the entire ecosystem.
