Article #3 Due Oct 1

Has the earth reached its carrying capacity?

In this Article by Julia Clayton, the Earth's carrying capacity is brought forward as a global issue. Here, Julia writes about what is happening, how the population grows each day and what we must do about the growing problem.

How many people can Earth carry before the resources runs out and the situation goes out of control?

What will happen to the human species when the Earth reaches its carrying capacity?

Most likely what will happen when the Earth reaches its carrying capacity is that the resources, food supply etc. will run short and the competition over these scarce resources will drive people to do unmoral things.

We are already living in a "this is mine, that is yours"- kind of world and that kind of thinking will continue with us through time and will not make the fragile situation better.

Hopefully, a disaster from nature will destroy us before we reach the point when this kind of horrific competition begins. This has already happen before, if not a meteorite, an ice-time. Earth itself decides whenever it's time to eliminate a specie and with that leave space for a new - maybe smarter and friendlier - specie.

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Article
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/earth-carrying-capacity.htm