Terraforming Earth: How to Wreck a Planet in 3,000 Years (Part 1) | Wired Science | Wired.com

Terraforming Earth: How to Wreck a Planet in 3,000 Years (Part 1) | Wired Science | Wired.com:

"The term “terraforming” was invented by author Jack Williamson in his 1942 short story “Collision Orbit,” published in Astounding Science Fiction. In the intervening decades, its literal meaning (“Earth forming”) has shifted. It still commonly refers to the speculative act of altering non-Earth planets to make them habitable by humans. But anything that drastically changes geography to suit human interests can be called terraforming, even if it happens here on Earth. If only we all had the same interests."