Carrying Capacity

There are times when a disaster for horrific event brings out the best in people not the worst. We see this right here at home when there is a tornado or a hurricane. Many times people band together to help others through the hard times. People will donate clothes, food, blankets, all to families who have lost everything and have nothing. Also as i said before families did take jews in to protect them. An article from healthland.time.com in 2011 says, “Everyone is on edge, of course, but it also pulls people away from a lot of trivial anxieties and past and future.”(Solnet) Sometimes disasters bring us together as communities in a way nothing else can. Our first reaction is to take care of ourselves but when the smoke clears we tend to help each other out. However this is rare it always seems to be that more people take care of themselves first and that's why it is such a big deal when people put others first. Whenever somebody does something good there is extensive news coverage and a large amount of conversation about it. This shows that it is not the normal thing. We are so used to people not helping but hurting others that we are blown away when somebody does something good. Really bad things tend to take our minds off the everyday problems and stresses that we have. We put all of our effort and attention into the bigger problem and tend to stop solving our smaller ones. This can be a good thing because it relieves our stress but it also helps us procrastinate and let some of our responsibilities

Apathy is one of the most difficult issues to over come. Disasters can be a abstract concept to individuals who haven’t experienced them. This can lead to decisions that may not fully address a problem, or to victim blaming. People who experience a disaster may have their perspectives change from apathy to empathy. This can be a powerful as an individual may see the need for additional programs or aid. Additionally, it may have an effect on the mentality of people

The book is written exceptionally well and is very easy to follow. With an overwhelming amount of evidence and an incisive argument, Steinberg is able to skew the focus from a political agenda and powerfully raise questions in the mind of the reader. Steinberg brings light to the widely overlooked aspect of human influence with regard to natural disasters. The research presented is able to effects show the effects this neglect of information has had on an overwhelming number of poor victims. This book is a valuable read and presents numerous issues that need to be brought to the attention of both national and local officials. As stated by Oxford University Press, “Acts of God is a call to action that needs desperately to be

The end is approaching if I may say. Many dangers have approached earth and have surrounded our small planet. Yet we all wonder what the main or the most dangerous to human existence is. On May 28, 2008, Robert J. Samuelson, a columnist for The Washington Post, published the article "Rx for Global Poverty". Robert J. Samuelson claims that the greatest moral challenge the world is facing nowadays is global poverty. He stated that Poverty has left about 2.5 billion people, which makes up more than one-third of the earth’s population, in 2004 to survive on an estimated $2 a day. However, with time, statistics show that many countries have been able to eradicate poverty and have their economies flourish (Samuelson, 2008). According to Samuelson,

Wouldn’t it be great if we lived in a country that had no problems whatsoever? Well, this could be a possibility in a fairy tale or in someone’s imagination, but the reality is that America has quite a lot of problems. Two of which happen to be nationwide hunger and food insecurity. These issues go hand in hand and affect not only the children of the U.S. but also young adults and the elderly as well. According to Feeding America, a nonprofit organization that secures and provides food for families in need, 48.1 million Americans live in households that experience food insecurity. Food insecurity, according to USDA, is based on households that suffer from economic and social conditions that limit or create uncertain access to adequate food.

The problem is that people don’t know how to properly sustain a population at their carrying capacity. Some places have met their carrying capacity but most places haven’t. The places that have don’t know how to make the best of what they have for the amount of population they have to care for. We also have places that have run out of the resources necessary to sustain a population of their current size.

Main Point 1: Us humans have overpopulated the earth and will continue to grow if actions aren’t took. We had a population approximate to 7.4 billion people living on earth in 2016. It takes about 40 years to increase the population by 3 billion. Earth can only hold 10 billion people max. Therefore, we will overpopulate the earth around 2040. We need to conquer another planet however, not all planets have the basic elements to sustain life.

People cannot sustain the amount of food they have in their supply, therefore not being able to provide supplements to everyone. If others followed Venezuela’s path of rationing their supplies and exporting agricultural goods, Earth would be a fed place. Thank

Do we have enough resources to sustain an exponentially growing world population thinking 100 years into the future?

Movie directors predicting humanity coming to an end because of population density may not be as preposterous as society thought. Population is defined as the amount of same species sustaining in a certain region, for humans that would be Earth. The graphical representation of human population increase from the beginning of history was a slightly inclined horizontal line, however that all changed after the industrial revolution (more industry, jobs, sustainability, etc.) and from that moment on to present day it has changed into a slightly inclined vertical line. Just taking a glance at population numbers since 1997, where it was approximately 5.9 billion, to 2015 where it is approximately 7.3 billion, means an increase of 1.4 billion, in just eighteen years. At such an exponential increase rate, population density will have a negative impact on Earth. Using technology, it has been determined that Earth has the natural resources to sustain ten billion people before a resource crisis. The population increase only accounts for human population, if other species are accounted for including chickens, cows, pigs, etc. the sustainability number decreases. Furthermore, scientists have determined that if population continues to increase at such an exponential rate, by 2050 the population will have reached approximately 10 billion. The increase in population will effect water, food, and energy supplies. Although, Nobel Peace Prize honoree Norman Borlaug contributed to the grain

The current food shortage will affect up to 70% of the population. Up to 3.2 million of these will need food aid to avoid starvation. Floods

For most people in the United States, food is readily available. They don’t need to think about where their next meal is going to come from. People can easily go to a local grocery store and buy some food. While another portion of people in the United States have to choose whether to buy food or pay their utilities, transportation to work, or even medical care. Food insecurity is a problem people in the United States are facing. Food insecurity in the United States is a social problem because although there are people who are struggling to find something to eat, everywhere they turn there’s food being thrown out from grocery stores, restaurants and even other citizens in their town.

One reason food insecurity exists is because of the lack of production. In six of the last eleven years, the rate of global consumption was higher than that of production. The rising demand of food compounded with high energy prices and climate change makes food more difficult and more expensive to produce. As a result, nations must address problems that deal with food waste. Further, food insecurity not only involves hunger, malnutrition, and famine but is also a catalyst for riots within nations and tensions between nations. For example, in just the first half of 2008, riots broke out in over 40 different nations. Food insecurity also negatively affects a country 's economic development, environment, and trade. Furthermore, it is an issue that affects not only the hungry 1/8 of the world 's population but also small-scale farmers trapped in farm debt around the world. These farmers need access to technology and information, local storage systems, and crop insurance in order to establish efficient food production. In sum,

Tragedy, disasters, they both share one characteristic in common, people suffering. For the first thirteen years of my life I always thought that was just something that happens, something I could do nothing about. Until I was approached with an opportunity I could not pass up. My aunt, the head of my youth group, came to a group of around 5 of us, she explained to us about a chance to go down to the gulf and join a volunteer group helping those affected by Hurricane Katrina. I gazed around at my friends, beginning to feel that rush of excitement, without speaking, we nodded in agreement, no words needed. Within the coming months, preparing for the trip became crucial.

We already can’t take care of the people we have. In the United States of America, we already struggle to assist those who are less fortunate and even that system is broken, while some abuse it and others who need it do not qualify. If we were to factor in all the assistance we provide through our government and charities to foreign nations, we’re still missing a massive number of people. If that number is going to continue to rise, then there is bound to be countless starving people across the world. If we already can’t take care of the people we have today or even allow them the opportunity to take care of themselves then how could we possibly take care of more people?