Population is a Concern

Here is the definition of concern we will be following:Concern: to make (someone) worried : to cause concern for (someone)In the comments, my opponent said this:"Population as a broad subject is not a concern. But you may have well as already won if you just need to prove that population has concerned people before. Guess I fell for this trap. Ill give it my best. "We both agree that if I prove that population is a concern to someone, I win. It wasn't really a trap, but rather what I believe. That being said, on to the arguments! Humans are concerned by population:Upon the fact that my opponent and I agree with the same terms, I will start out by showing you that at least one person is concerned by the population problem. On our very own site, an opionion question asked if any think that overpopulation is a global crisis. [2]. 81% responded by saying yes, and explaining why it concerns them. Therefoe, my point that at least one human is concerned by population is proved. This is a rather weak starting point, but it actually does prove what the resolution says. I will now go on to say why humans should be concerned by this, rather than who is concerned by this. Why we should be concerned:For this standpoint, I will turn to environmental issues. As we all know, most things in life are limited. And recources and environment are one of them. Without trees or food or water, the human race, nor any other animal, would ever be able to survive. The human race is slowly depriving our planet of natural resources. We are putting a ton of carbon dioxide out there, and it is only going to get worse as the population increases. Studies show that the carbon levels have risen 32% from 1750 to today, with 60% taking place in the 1960's-current time [3]. Carbon makes the air very unhealthy and almost unbreathable. As for resources, it is freakin' scary. The U. S contributes to almost 40% of all resource depletions. If everyone lived like a normal American, we would need FIVE EARTHS [4] to support the population. And since we are trying to give people better homes to live in, the amount of people living like an American will go up by a lot. Also, there are 310 million people in the U. S compared to just 90 million a century ago [5]. That is about a 3.2x increase over a century and is probably only going to get higher. So there is why you should be concerned. The future looks bleak. .. In the future, the population will rise. Projections about the population in the future are mind-boggiling. In 2050, we will have about 9 BILLION people occupying the earth [6]. In just 35 years, our population will rise about two billion people. We are already pushing Earth past its tipping point. Furthermore, the U. N projects above 10 billion people in 2062 [8]. Here's a chart to further understand the population growth [G1]: Please note that this graph was taken in 2000, so there are more than 5.8 billion people on the planet today. Sorry for the short arguments. Your turn! [1] . http://www.merriam-webster.com...[2] . http://www.debate.org...[3] . http://www.seattlepi.com...[4] . http://www.ecoliteracy.org...[5] . http://www.multpl.com...[6] . http://www.un.org...[7] . http://www.wired.com...[8] . http://www.worldometers.info...Graphs:[G1] . http://www.ldolphin.org...