What's Next for Our Increasingly Overpopulated World

WHAT'S NEXT FOR OUR INCREASINGLY OVERPOPULATED WORLD? CURRENT WORLD POPULATION: 7,097,116,087 World population in World population in One birth every One death every 1999 2013 8 SECONDS 12 SECONDS 8 SEC 8 SEC 8 SEC 8 SEC 8 SEC 8 SEC Increase of 1 BILLION 12 SEC 12 SEC 12 SEC 12 SEC NET GAIN of one person 6 BILLION 7 BILLION every 13 SECONDS In the next 12 years, the world population will grow by 1 BILLION WORLD POPULATION HAS GROWN OVER 4.5 BILLION in last 60 years 2025:8 BILLION 6.5% Projected world population by 2050:9.6 BILLION of the 108 BILLION people since 50,000 B.C. are living today. 1999 2013 2025 2050 FUTURE THREATS OF OVERPOPULATION NATURAL RESOURCES Each year, TROPICAL RAINFORESTS are being destroyed at 70%+ of the world's FISHERIES are either 'fully exploited', 'over exploited', or 'significantly depleted. 100 acres OR ONE FOOTBALL PER MINUTE FIELD PER SECOND By 2050 we will need THREE EARTHS to keep up with human consumption. POLLUTION CARS 38% ..... --OC CARBON DIOXIDE emissions have risen 38% INCREASED POWER CONSUMPTION 1990 2009 between 1990 and 2009 CO. CO WATER QUALITY / SUPPLY By 2025. of the world population will face WATER SCARCITY OR STRESS FOOD SUPPLY By 2030 50% of the world 45% of the world will 30% of the world will will need MORE FOOD need MORE ENERGY need MORE WATER CONSIDER: If the threats of overpopulation aren't solved, 3 BILLION PEOPLE will be living in POVERTY CONFLICTS AND WARS Less land and increasing competition for natural resources = INCREASED CONFLICT SPREAD OF VIRUSES AND DISEASE By 2025. of the world population will live in URBAN ENVIRONMENT FACTORS THAT CAN HELP CONTROL OVERPOPULATION AND ITS EFFECTS FAMILY PLANNING SUSTAINABLE LIVING CURRENT WORLD FERTILITY RATE: 2.88 CHILDREN Upgrade energy sources A drop in the fertility rate by o.5 children would result in a peak, then drop in the world population to - Introduce alternative modes of transportation 6 BILLION by 2100 - Promote economic development and job creation HELPS TO REDUCE POVERTY LEVELS PRODUCED BY: NORWICH UNIVERSITY" 1819 Online RESOURCES: 1. http://www.census.gov/popclock/ 2. http://www.princeton.edu/-achaney/tmve/wiki10ok/docs/Population.html 3. http://www.census.gov/popclock/ 4. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID-45165#.Ud7biT5ARPE 5. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/1307011-population-census-united-nations-un-demographics-world- population-day-birthrate/ 6. http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_p064/rmrs_po64_217_225-pdf http://dujs.dartmouth.edu/winter-2012/the-threats-of-overfishing-consequences-at-the-commercial-level#.Uecg5WRARPE http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/05/15/WWF-report-By-2050-we-will-need-3-planets/UPI-85601337117734/ 7. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/30/us-un-development-idUSTRE80T10520120130 http://www.un.org/gsp/ 8. http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/scarcity.shtml 9. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/30/us-un-development-idUSTRE80T10520120130 http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/food_security.shtml 10. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/30/us-un-development-idUSTRE80T10520120130 http://www.un.org/gsp/ 11. http://www.un.org/en/events/environmentconflictday/pdf/GN_Land_Consultation.pdf 12. http://blogs.cornelledu/bioee1610/2011/11/29/overpopulation-disease-prevalence/ 13. http://www.prb.org/DataFinder/Topic/Rankings.aspx?ind-17 14. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/urban-threats2/ 15. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/urban-threats2/