Absolutely, and no not hyperbole, have you been living under a rock?.

Actually no. And I think Rob Pike must have listened to George Carlin at some point. "Mother nature? Yeahhhh, she was asking for it."

> "Raping the planet" warranted? Hyperbole?

No, simply a good choice of words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VJT2JeDCyw