population explosion

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Just as the widespread installation of air conditioning redefined life in much of the Sun Belt, leading to a population explosion from the 1970s onward, the Pacific Northwest’s “natural air conditioning” has always been a core of its appeal.

From Seattle Times

Caterpillar expert Andy Banthorpe said the vast webbing could indicate a "caterpillar population explosion" after last year's warm summer, but it, and the caterpillars, were harmless.

From BBC

In 2016, China scrapped its decades-old one-child policy - initially imposed to halt a population explosion - with a two-child limit, which failed to result in a sustained surge in births as the high cost of raising children in Chinese cities deterred many couples from starting families.

From Reuters

Besides traffic in explosives, mercury and wood, brothels and drug addiction, the tunnels’ riches have created a population explosion.

From Reuters

After China missed a target of boosting its population to about 1.42 billion by 2020 even after easing its one-child policy - imposed in the 1970s to halt a population explosion - policymakers may decide to offer parents more incentives.

From Reuters