MegaCrisis? Overpopulation is the Problem

diction of an impending global crisis, a perfect storm resulting from a congruence of the ills afflicting the world today, including climate change, environmental destruction, water and food scarcity, and poverty, along with such cultural and economic effects as financial meltdown and global recession. The authors explore these phenomena from different angles: Halal takes a more positive view based on the technology that our society has achieved, while Marien adopts a more pessimistic outlook, foreseeing at best a “muddle through” attitude on the part of the majority of the world’s less-informed people.