POPULATION EXPLOSION There are now 5.8 billion human beings on the planet, and according to the U.N., the population of earth is expected to grow to around 8.5 billion by 2050. In a world that currently wrestles with such serious problems as global warming, the thinning of the ozone layer, increasing crime rates, toxic chemicals in our food, and starvation in developing nations, each of which is at least partially due to growing world population, it’s …showed first 75 words of 703 total…

…showed last 75 words of 703 total…how to protect themselves. Providing family planning information will enable women in third world countries as well as their children, to have a better chance to escape disease and poverty. Keeping down the numbers of third world people and teaching them to exist within the resources currently available, will enable women in developing countries to exercise their reproductive choices. Controlling world population may eventually stabilize global warming, AIDS, and pollution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** www.populationboom.com