The water comes back- that’s why we have a ‘rate of replacement.’ When you use too fast however, you run out.So the produce we eat has no water in it?
So once this produce has been used the water is not reclaimed by the planet and turn up in groundwater or a rain cloud somewhere?
I refuse to believe that the water farmers place on their crops simply disappears.
issues.org/19.1/glennon.htmProof please. You cannot simply claim something as accepted fact, you need to provide sources.
You don’t believe that A- Water is polluted by the farming processAs opposed to the mysterious disappearing water you would have people believe in?
Do continue running our farms at current production levels after ogallala and the others have run out we would need about 137 billion gallons per day (the amount of water used by irrigation in 2000) to be de-salinized and transported across the nation to thousands of locations. (Over 500 million tons of water- the average train caries about 2000 tons, but a few can get into the 10 thousands)You do realize that the topic in question is overpopulation…right?
Because it looks like you are now placing the cost of a water reclamation plant over human life.
Do you really mean to do this?
When I run out of hot water, I simply alter the schedule of my hot water heater to suit.The water comes back- that’s why we have a ‘rate of replacement.’ When you use too fast however, you run out.
Human overpopulation is only a problem when there is an imbalance in the distribution of necessities for living. The current use of resources is squandered by countries who have a high state of material living. Did you know that most of the world could fit comfortably (and live comfortably) in the state of Texas in the U.S.?Why is human overpopulation not a problem?
I realise this raises many issues, but when considered from the point of view of our current use of unsustainable resources, despoiled habitats for numerous other creatures, our continual spreading over habitable land, and the sheer scale of the arable land and potable water required to sustain large-scale human life, how is it even possible that unlimited human population growth could be a good thing?
I live in Australia too. And i agree with you about Australia being able to support a population comfortably of more than 25 million. A lot of city people think that Australia is this huge country that can support a huge population. But it isn;t If you took away all the deserts and even the very arid areas. You would be looking at a country smaller than a lot of European countries. But gets a lot less rainfall. Like the cattle stations in the N.T or W.A. Sure they are the size of come countries. But they need to be to support enough cattle so that ppl can make a living off of it. Where as farms in nsw only need be a fraction of the size to support the same amount of cattle. So i get where you’re coming from there. But as for the other points I’m at a loss. You seem to be a animal rights activistAs an illustrative example, I live in Australia, a continent which has very evident limitations in terms of the population it can support at present levels of affluence (the majority of our land area is desert). It seems to me that the solutions are either a radical change in our standard of living - fine by me, but can’t really speak for anyone else - or a reduction in population.
Furthermore, the importation of food from where it is grown to where it is consumed (a direct consequence of population growth and the resultant demand for produce) creates both practical and ethical problems - the carbon emissions involved in transport, for one thing, and (shameful as it is) the suffering inflicted upon animals transported to other countries for use as food - an issue which has huge political implications here in Western Australia.
I simply can’t understand how unlimited human population growth can be a positive development, unless we are content to accept a greatly reduced standard of living for ourselves, and a gradual extinction of all but domestic species of animals and plants.
It’s not enough to sweep the issues under the rug and assume that science and technology will have all the answers - we have to take this responsibility upon ourselves, somehow.
Sair, Overpopulation is not a problem because the landmass of the world has not come even close to being compromised by the populace. The current predictions are fictitious and designed to promote the cause of birth control proponents. God in His Infinite Wisdom and Omnipotence sees all and is able to consign the world to contain His Creation. I believe your current assessment of population growth and attrition is taken as credible when in fact there is no basis for the assumption. The motivation for falsification of population needs is clearly intended to promote abortion and contraceptives. Looking at the world from a more honest perspective [facts of volume of landmass and population] will answer your question most definitively.Why is human overpopulation not a problem?
I realise this raises many issues, but when considered from the point of view of our current use of unsustainable resources, despoiled habitats for numerous other creatures, our continual spreading over habitable land, and the sheer scale of the arable land and potable water required to sustain large-scale human life, how is it even possible that unlimited human population growth could be a good thing?