Thursday, November 10, 2005

Earth's Carrying Capacity




Yes, I do believe that Earth has a carrying capacity and that humans will exceed it.

Certain factors help increase the human population. Medically, new discoveries are being founded every day increasing health, chances of finding a cure for a disease and healthier babies. Health care is also expanding to smaller towns and civilizations where treatment can become available to them. Technology helps living conditions become more comfortable and more relaxed, provide buisnesses to produce more products and help other proffesions such as Hospitals and fishing. Also, with the exception of evolved machinary, farmers are able to produce more food with advanced engines. With these humans become healthier, more relaxed, receive more food and increase in size.

However, if this happens there is a possibility of side effects. The earth could lose whatever natural resources needed for human survival. All of it will become extinguished from past years or of more demand. There is also a chance of over population, where one area becomes to crowded and food scarce. This can cause a decrease in the population. Also, with the high number of people and closer living quaters, disease and other inffections have a more possible way of getting around. Hospistals wont be able to hold every sick person. So with the coming of increase, there is also a coming of decrease at some point and time.

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