The Bible personifies the earth, giving it a human-like proclivity to expel sin and evil like an unwanted disease. We are approaching another crisis period when this convulsive purging will need to take place again, as indicated by recent earthquakes in places where earthquakes do not usually occur. From 1990 to 2008, earthquakes have increased by 48%. Genetically modified crops have not only produced lower yields, but have mutated into weeds, making them resistant to herbicide. Mankind has been trying to improve on God's genetic engineering by cloning and gene splicing, but has, in the process, created "Frankenstein" monsters. The entire creation has groaned from the abuse from mankind's sin.