Danger of Overpopulation Essay

Currently, the only country that has taken action against overpopulation is China. China has the largest population in the world, over three times the population of the United States. They are enforcing the One-child Policy, allowing only one child to be born in each family. Out of the Chinese population, a surprising…

Hardin attempts to provide a thought-provoking solution to the supposed issue of the time, world overpopulation, and he does so with intellect and an admirable understanding of his relationship with the audience. Through possession of an informative and serious tone, Hardin effectively conveys his ideas for supporting the world’s ever-growing population…

Upon taking this class, I had no idea what it entailed. I had not even given much thought to what the title could mean. It was not until the first class meeting that I fully grasped what it was. I found out that the human prospect is bad because the supply of energy needed to make people ‘happy’ is quickly dwindling, while our population rates are steadily increasing. This is a problem for the human prospect because as population rates go up, resources go down and people become less happy. Being…

What promotes disconnection from nature? “Take what you need.” HOME (This stand out so much.) Nature is important to everyone in this world but now is start slowly fade away, but who making this happen? The answer is so clear Human which is us. And the idea of taking and use as much as you can being passed down from generation to other generation, people advocate protection and conservation are not important. Big cooperation looking for the place having the lowest cost and lowest restriction,…

Their first mission was to let the world aware of the dangers of the Nuclear Testing in Alaska. They leased a ship and they sail from Vancouver for Amchitka Island in Alaska. Amchitka Island in Alaska was U.S was doing Nuclear Testing, and the U.S. Coast Guard stopped them. Yet, they brought attention of the dangers of Nuclear testing to the world. From that small group of people whom sail to Alaska to protest against the U.S. for nuclear…

Introduction Throughout the years, humans have tried to satisfy their unlimited desires with limited resources. The problem of scarcity that arises as a result on Earth is only amplified as the population grows. Historically, there have a number of viewpoints on the sustainability of population growth. Some of them have been more pessimistic than others. One of the most well known pessimistic viewpoints is that of Thomas Malthus. Thomas Robert Malthus was an English scholar and a professor of…

Besides limited resources and overpopulation, water scarcity is a significant challenge with reportedly over a billion people unable to access clean and more importantly safe drinking water, and around 2.6 billion living without proper sanitation; resulting in a high incidence rate of illness…

A world without forests is unimaginable. They are amid the planet’s most unique ecosystems, accounting for nearly three quarters of our earthly biodiversity. Forests provide countless benefits such as habitats for animals, unique ecosystems with a variety of plants and bacteria, and a large variety of ecological services. They are beneficial to humans, their inhabitants, and the earth in which we live. However, recent studies reveal that deforestation has diminished nearly three-quarters of…

hypothesized that the population would grow geometrically, meaning it would double, while the amount of resources we have would only grow arithmetically (Dimick). What are the leading contributors to overpopulation and lack of resources, and what can country’s do specifically to fix the gap? Overpopulation is defined as “an undesirable condition where the number of existing human population exceeds the carrying capacity of the earth (Kukreja)”. Since the Bubonic Plague in the 1400’s Earths…

According to Thomas Malthus, “the power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man” (Brainyquote.com, n.d.). The historical pattern of growth of the worldwide population since our origin started out slowly. Homo sapiens began approximately 130,000 to 160,000 years ago (Annenberg Learner, 2016). In early society, diseases and climate changes kept death rates high and life expectancies were short (Annenberg Learner, 2016). Our population…