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Population is about more than how many people live on the planet. It is about where people can live safely, how cities change, and what happens when systems cannot keep pace.

Overpopulation Defined

The condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration, an impaired quality of life, or a population crash .​

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(50) United Nations Confirms the Ocean Is Screwed.
(50) United Nations Confirms the Ocean Is Screwed.
The seas, which hold some 332,519,000 cubic miles of water, are warming, rising, acidifying, and losing...
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(49) The Cutting Edge Invention Turns farming Waste Into Fuel for Homes.
(49) The Cutting Edge Invention Turns farming Waste Into Fuel for Homes.
With the majority of farmers using firewood, charcoal or kerosene to meet their energy needs, this project...
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(48) Global Heating Made Hurricane Dorian Bigger, Wetter – and more Deadly.
(48) Global Heating Made Hurricane Dorian Bigger, Wetter – and more Deadly.
On a basic physics level, we know that warm waters fuel hurricanes, and Dorian was strengthened by waters...
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(47) UN Warning: Food Is Going To Get REALLY, REALLY EXPENSIVE.
(47) UN Warning: Food Is Going To Get REALLY, REALLY EXPENSIVE.
The global food supply is on the brink of disaster, according to a newly published report by the United...
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(46) 22 Inventions That Are Saving The Earth.
(46) 22 Inventions That Are Saving The Earth.
These are 22 amazing inventions that help saving our planet. The Earth is struggling, it has given us...
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(45) Carbon Dioxide (CO2)’s Impact on Fruits & Vegetables are Devastating.
(45) Carbon Dioxide (CO2)'s Impact on Fruits & Vegetables are Devastating.
Increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) — projected to be beneficial for crop productivity...
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(44) According to a new UN climate report, we only have 30 years left to live.
(44) According to a new UN climate report, we only have 30 years left to live.
if we don’t change how we behave, climate change will lead to the extinction of our species before 2050....
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(43) Water Shortages to Affect 52% of World’s Population by 2050
(43) Water Shortages to Affect 52% of World’s Population by 2050
More than 5 billion people could suffer water shortages by 2050 due to climate change, increased demand...
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(42) Deadly Record-Breaking Global Heat Waves.
(42) Deadly Record-Breaking Global Heat Waves.
The deadly heat waves, floods and fires occurring from Japan to the Middle East, and North America to...
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