![]() ![]() If unchecked, the negative consequences, which are already beginning to be seen, will be worse than dire. ![]() Sadly, most people didn’t heed the warnings laid out in this book, and the human population, which was 5.3 billion in 1990, has now exceeded 7 billion and continues to rise. Consequently, in this book the Ehrlich’s generally avoid predictions, yet give us a fully documented argument why and how overpopulation is of the foremost concern. Ehrlich admits in the preface to “The Population Explosion,” that book contained predictions that did not come to pass, which led to severe, often unfounded criticism. Inasmuch as a book on human overpopulation can be called “popular,” those who are old enough will remember that Paul Ehrlich was the author of the first “popular” book on the subject of the dangers of human population - 1968’s “The Population Bomb.” As Dr. The Population Explosion This sequel to Paul Ehrlich 's 1968 landmark best-seller The Population Bomb examines the critical choices we face today and proposes an agenda for the 1990s to avoid global ecocide. The reason: the burgeoning human population is the underlying cause of every environmental problem we face, from global climate change to habitat loss to species extinctions. Paul and Anne Ehrlich’s 1990 book, “The Population Explosion,” should be required background reading for anyone interested in any aspect of environmental protection and/or planetary preservation. ![]()
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