If you're a little older, you've heard several theories about the end of the world. The most recent were from 1999 to 2000 (the famous millennium bug) and 2012 (which made an allusion to an ancient Mayan prediction). Now, Harvard University is bringing a new date for a supposed apocalypse.
A mathematical calculation made in 1960 by university academics predicted a kind of end of the world in a few years. The study was conducted by Heinz von Foerster, Patricia M. Mora and Lawrance.
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According to them, the end of the world is scheduled for November 13, 2026. In other words, we still have three more years to live here.
Scientists' study, back in 1960, came to the conclusion that there will be overpopulation in the world by 2026. The article, published in the journal Science, says that people will starve and try to survive bravely.
“The human population will approach infinity if it continues to grow as it has in the last millennia”, says the text, which is more than 60 years old.
It is somewhat obvious that scientists made a miscalculation in the 1960s. And besides, a lot has happened in 63 years.
One of the points used to refute this theory are estimates of the United Nations (UN), which has (much more current) predictions. According to the organization, by 2030 there will be a total of 8.5 billion people in the world. And, 25 years later, we will have 9.7 billion inhabitants.
However, this doesn't alleviate much. We will not die in an “apocalypse”, but the overpopulation of the world is still something that worries scientists, because the Earth offers finite natural resources.
Furthermore, population growth is almost always linked to the urbanization of more spaces. As a result, deforestation of the environment may become inherent. This would directly impact climate change.
Furthermore, there is a precarious quality of life.
These are points that we need to think better from now on.
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