The damage is irreversible now, as evidenced by the fact that we are doing virtually nothing at a global level to even slow down, much less reverse, the damage.

The damage is irreversible now, as evidenced by the fact that we are doing virtually nothing at a global level to even slow down, much less reverse, the damage. That still doesn't make current events apocalyptic. Harbingers of the apocalypse maybe, but the apocalypse is the fireball. It's not apocalyptic until we crash.