Overpopulation is an issue that, if left unresolved, could lead to countless catastrophes. The depletion of natural resources, pollution, and immanent war are few of the infinite number of horrific events that pivot on human population. Society has been infected with news and information regarding countries that are currently struggling due to their excessive populations. These conflicts, at the moment, are secluded to their isolated regions containing immense populations, but if the hypothesis of those who study these societal predicaments are correct, all of society will see the negative effects of overpopulation on a world-wide scale, given that there still is a world to populate.
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As population increases, the quantity of natural resources only decreases. In J. T. Trevors’ (2009) article "Total Abuse of the Earth: Human Overpopulation and Climate Change", Trevors addresses the abuse that human overpopulation poses on our environment. Furthermore, Trevors explains that as population grows (approximately 75 million each year from the author’s calculations), the more society needs to use resources. Trevors’ (2009) article is loaded with mental imaging of all the various ways we are harming our environment to the point that it was almost repetitive. This repetitiveness only proves the urgency of his ideas. On a similar note, the article "World overpopulation", by David Pimentel (2012), delves deeper into the issues of overpopulation. Pimentel, while briefly discussing the effects of overpopulation, additionally uses various data points to estimate future population rates and why his numbers are accurate. Pimentel hypothesizes that although the world population is estimated to double in less than 6 decades (according to his and Trevors ' approximations), the human population will never reach that amount. According to Pimentel (2012), …show more content…
The greater the size of population, the greater the number of criminal violence. Yes, the percentage of crime rate remains balanced, but the number of crimes increase, which heightens the probability of being involved in criminal activity. This is not even the most frightening part. When populations grow, resources decrease, as stated previously. When resources decrease, especially in heavily-populated locations, conflict ensues. This conflict could blossom as riots, complete anarchy, or God forbid, war. Richard Fitzpatrick, who is a sociologist and criminologist at Western Kentucky University, commented during a personal interview that "overpopulation would push our world into war and suffering", due to a depletion of resources that would eventually "cause tension between nations" (F. Fitzpatrick, personal communication, October, 2016). This conflict between countries is only asking for a new war to present itself. There have been countless wars in history caused by resource shortages (oil), recently being the Iraq War, the Iran-Iraq War, and the Gulf War. Three wars in the past 30 years due to oil shortage. The conflicts will only increase with a growth in the human