population explosion
noun
: a pyramiding of numbers of a biological population
especially
: the recent great increase in human numbers resulting from increased survival and exponential population growth
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Global fertility has plunged since the population explosion in the 1960s.
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Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Their numbers vary from year to year, with population explosions occurring every few years, says Owen.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
Our precious national park is being drained due to housing construction and the population explosion.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
While a catastrophic population explosion used to seem inevitable, women’s increasing levels of education and reproductive freedom have staved off some of the worst predictions of the 20th century.
—F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
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Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Their numbers vary from year to year, with population explosions occurring every few years, says Owen.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
Our precious national park is being drained due to housing construction and the population explosion.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
While a catastrophic population explosion used to seem inevitable, women’s increasing levels of education and reproductive freedom have staved off some of the worst predictions of the 20th century.
—F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
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“Population explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/population%20explosion. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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