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[October free report 2]Population growth and its impacts on sea level |
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by Abdullah khalid | 21-10-2022 12:19
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Population growth refers to the increase in the number of individuals in a population in a particular year. According to the United Nations Population Fund, human population grew from 1.6 billion to 6.1 billion people during the course of the 20th century. It took all of time for population to reach 1.6 billion; then it shot to 6.1 billion over just 100 years. The primary cause of population growth is an imbalance between births and deaths. The infant mortality rate has decreased globally, with 4.1 million infant deaths in 2017 compared to 8.8 million in 1990, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). POPULATION GROWTH AND SEA LEVEL RISE…..RELATION More people means more demand for oil, gas, coal and other fuels mined or drilled from below the Earth’s surface that, when burned, spew enough carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere to trap warm air inside like a greenhouse. Thus population growth tends to increase emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases. As greenhouse gases trap more energy from the sun, the oceans are absorbing more heat, resulting in an increase in sea surface temperatures and rising sea level. Scientists have measured the rate of sea-level rise at 0.13 inches (3.4 millimeters) per year. Thus it is clear that rapid population growth aids to the impacts of climate change by straining resources and exposing more people to climate-related risks—especially in low-resource regions. References: NASA. (2022, September 26). Home – climate change: Vital signs of the planet. NASA. Retrieved October 21, 2022, from https://climate.nasa.gov/ Homepage. Population Connection. (2022, October 7). Retrieved October 21, 2022, from https://populationconnection.org/ Investopedia. (n.d.). Sharper insight, better investing. Investopedia. Retrieved October 21, 2022, from https://www.investopedia.com/ |
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2 Comments
Hello, this is your mentor Minkyung.
Thank you for introducing the relationship between population growth and sea level. I didn't realize that population growth can contribute to the rise of sea levels, due to the increase in greenhouse gas emissions. I guess we really should come up with ways to coexist with the environment.
Thank you for the insightful report :)
Posted 31-10-2022 10:11
Hi, Abdullah khalid!
This is your mentor, Yoon.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on population growth and its relationship with sea level. Your report is very interesting in pointing out that population growth might be the cause of most problems.
Nice job on writing the free report.
I am looking forward to reading your following report!
Posted 21-10-2022 22:44