population explosion

Example Sentences

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Until the mid-1990s, South Korea maintained birth control programs, which were initially launched to slow the country’s post-war population explosion.

From Seattle Times

But more than a century of largely unchecked reproduction has led to a population explosion well beyond what the land and residents can tolerate.

From New York Times

When humans first began domesticating plants and animals roughly 10,000 years ago, it ushered in a new era of humanity, allowing for the flourishing of civilization and our modern world, not to mention our eventual population explosion.

From Salon

The newspaper called her a “forthright” leader on “policy on improving the status of women in the developing countries while fighting to contain the population explosion.”

From Washington Post

While many people might think they would prefer a spider-free world, the resulting population explosion of bugs would quickly illustrate an essential ecological service performed by the multitude of small predators.

From Seattle Times