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"The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970's the world will undergo famines-hundreds of millions of people are going to starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. At this late date nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate, although many lives could be saved through dramatic programs to "stretch?the carrying capacity of the earth by increasing food production. But these programs will only provide a stay of execution unless they are accompanied by determined and successful efforts at population control.? These words, from Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich's book The Population Bomb, predicted a grim future for the world of 1968 when the book was published. Today, the debate rages on about how much life our planet can hold. With world population estimates currently around 5.5 billion, and a projected population of over 10 billion by 2100, the question of resource scarcity is raised. Will there be enough resources to support the exploding population of our planet? Also, is it true that population growth is necessary for economic prosperity, or is it responsible for problems such as hunger and poverty? One of the first things that need to be considered
Nardo, Don Population. United States of America, Lucent Books, Inc., ?991, pp. 1-92. Even more promising, and perhaps alarming, is the fact that predicted "upper limits?of human life expectancy have regularly been surpassed, and increases in life expectancy even appear to be accelerating. These average life expectancy increases, if they continue, will allow the world population to skyrocket at an even faster rate. It seems as though the real question in the overpopulation debate has to be "Is there a problem with overpopulation, or will there be one in the future?? Through my research I have found the answer to be an emphatic NO. The world's population has increased exponentially over the past 5,000 years, and without any real approach to that supposed "carrying capacity.? Although life expectancy is zooming upward at an accelerating pace, the sun still rises and sets every morning and evening. This is not likely to change. However, if at some point conditions change on earth, and that carrying capacity is reached, we must be prepared to deal with that situation.
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