tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255808252082956251.post1219701431476803046..comments2024-02-16T01:48:30.016-08:00Comments on mathbionerd: too many people?mathbionerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17525536407206138695noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255808252082956251.post-85085728820562649542009-04-03T09:46:00.000-07:002009-04-03T09:46:00.000-07:00The human population makes a huge impact on the Ea...The human population makes a huge impact on the Earth. Part of the impact is land put into food production, water tables dropped by wells, landfills for garbage, garbage floating in the oceans, forests cleared, species endangered or eradicated, erosion from human activities, hormones from BC pills affecting water based species. I don't know how to quantify when we've reached the limit of sustainability but it would be interesting to hear her analysis. Just saw an article saying monthly car sales in China have surpassed sales in the US for the first time in history. With over a billion Chinese, the impact from modernization will be huge.EngineerRNnoreply@blogger.com