And to add a contrarian-contrarian voice: Similar day-time photos make the earth look almost entirely uninhabited. Not trying to make a point either way, but I find the contrast fascinating.

We humans also need a habitat.

Then why do we destroy the part of the habitat that provides us with oxygen and stable climate?

"We" don't destroy our immediate habitat, "we" destroy other people's habitats. Wasn't until recently that it became obvious that such a behavior destroyed our own habitat regardless, and even today it's not clear to many people why they should stop. Until then it was just a morality problem, and capitalism has no notion of morality.