population explosion
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In a 1963 Canadian Parliamentary committee, for example, a witness from the chemical industry prominently cited it as reason chemical pesticides were required: to feed the approaching population explosion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Whether it is nuclear power, the global population explosion, cyberhackers or the Y2K bug, most doomsday scenarios have not played out because people, governments and corporations adjust and fix problems as they emerge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Culling deer in England will be made easier under a long-awaited government 10-year plan to deal with a population explosion that threatens woodlands, newly-planted trees and farmland.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
With the expansion of the area’s wetlands in 2021, it saw a population explosion.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 21, 2023
Inevitably, this highly productive system of intensive agriculture triggered an immediate population explosion in Kyushu, where archaeologists have identified far more Yayoi sites than Jomon sites, even though the Jomon period lasted 14 times longer.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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