Population growth poses threat to stability

When most people imagine the end of human existence, they think of a nuclear holocaust or perhaps a catastrophic meteor strike terminating the bulk of the population in one fell swoop. Few seem to contemplate a scenario of lingering but languishing cities buckling under the weight of famine and resource lack.

No matter the signs of imminent peril, we always imagine some scientific revolution coming to save the day in lieu of a God who has surely abandoned us.

There are approximately 6.77 billion souls currently walking on the surface of the planet. By 2050, the U.S. Census Bureau predicts this number will approach 9.5 billion, where it will do something decidedly odd