National Geographic: Eye in the Sky--Overpopulation

HUMAN
IMPACT

Floods and
Dams

Ozone and
Pollution

Deforestation
and
Desertification

Overpopulation

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Although people no longer talk about a catastrophic “population bomb,” world population continues to grow. Unfortunately, the most affected countries are also the ones least able to support more people.