As this semester comes to an end I want to thank my followers and readers for wanting to hear what I have to say even though they may be uninteresting or irrelevant to them personally.
According to http://www.mnforsustain.org/pop_overpopulation_consumption_technology_hanauer.htm,
“U.S. population in 1998 was 269 million.”
It is now estimated to be “311,130,000 which is 4.5% of the World’s population,” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population).
“Human numbers skyrocketed during three relatively discrete periods—specifically, at the advent of tool making, agriculture and industrialization—but in each case subsequently stabilized,” (http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/population-growth-technology-and-tricky-graphs). However, births are now exceeding deaths and the planet is struggling to provide resources to keep up with the demand.
Scientific advances have now made it possible to sustain and save lives.
Back before technology, nature had it’s own way of keeping areas from being overpopulated. For example, people that had allergies that would cause them to go into anaphylactic shock would not have survived because of the lack of medical and technological advances. Or if someone was infected with a poison or a disease they most likely passed on except for the extremely lucky ones. Not to forget that the food supply wasn’t able to support many populations and therefore they went hungry.
Natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or any other major event where there is a great loss of human lives are the biggest sources that add to the death tolls. All other causes of death combined still cannot even come close to all the babies that are being born daily. “There are approximately 490,000 babies born every day worldwide.” “It is estimated that approximately 250,000 to 300,000 people die each day,” (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_babies_are_born_every_day_in_the_world).
I know that this has nothing to do with the information that I posted in this post or earlier throughout my blog but this quote “Take these broken wings and learn to fly again, learn to live so free.” by Mr. Mister is how I’ve been feeling recently and I just wanted to share with all of you lovely people.
Take care of yourselves,
Allison
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