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Overpopulation: Its Implication to Biodiversity, Economy, Health, and Resources

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                    As we move to modernization, we prefer to use all the resources present in our surroundings to meet all our needs. Imagine, we are 7.8 billion people living on this planet, lurking everywhere, thriving and competing to survive. Due to this determination to survive, we tend to compromise all the vital system that is essential for our survival; the biodiversity, economy, health, and resources. These systems give us an avenue to live prosperously and harmoniously without any disturbances. But, given that we are 7.8 billion, all those vital systems were under sage because the competition is prevalent especially to the dense areas where the population is concentrated (competition for food, natural resources, getting into the top, and etc.). Overpopulation or concentrated population of a certain area is quite alarming since it exposes the people who reside on it to the unexpected outcome that might compromise the ...

Water: Is it still flowing?

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                              Our planet consists of 73-75% of water and most of this water was found in the ocean. Out of this 73-75%, only 1% of this is freshwater or the water that is potable and viable for drinking, and the rest of the remaining percentage is found in glaciers, ice caps, underground reservoir (cannot be accessed) and etc.            Now, let us talk about this 1% of the water that is viable for the world to consume. This water is good for consumption, may it be humans and animals, this water has something to do on us for it maintains our body's physiological processes and homeostasis as well. This water also is essential for plants' physiological processes which make plants live and thrive. More so, this water is essential in making life viable here on Earth, may it be small or enormous, water is significant and indispensable.   ...