Human Population Growth: Grim Reaper’s Revenge
Introduction:
We are currently adding 210,000 people (net growth) to the world’s population each day. Even the deaths from large-scale disasters have little effect on a population growing so rapidly. Below is a listing of some of the world’s worst disasters, along with an approximate death toll. At today’s present rate of growth, determine how many days, weeks or months it would take to replace those people lost in the column to the right. Round off to one decimal place.
Horrible Things People have done to each other & the time to replace those people.
|
Event |
Year(s) |
Death Toll |
Time to Replace |
|
Hundred Years War |
1337-1453 |
185,250 |
|
|
American Civil War |
1861 - 1865 |
620,000 |
|
|
World War I – All Countries |
1914-1918 |
15,000,000 |
|
|
World War II – All Countries |
1937-1945 |
55,000,000 |
|
Plagues
|
Black Death plague |
1347-1351 |
75,000,000 |
|
|
Influenza -Worldwide |
1918 |
45,000,000 |
|
|
AIDS |
1978-Present |
37,000,000 |
|
Other Disasters
|
Earthquake, tsunami |
2004 |
225,000 |
|
|
Great Fire of London |
1666 |
17,000 |
|
Averages/year
|
Disease & Starvation - World |
-- |
10,000,000 |
|
|
Car Accidents – U.S. |
-- |
42,000 |
|
|
Genocide - Darfar |
-- |
50,000 |
|
|
Murders - U.S. |
-- |
21,000 |
|