population explosion
noun
: a pyramiding of numbers of a biological population
especially
: the recent great increase in human numbers resulting from increased survival and exponential population growth
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This population explosion coincided, oddly, with a downward fertility drift in Europe.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
That burst of growth, the researchers speculate, may have provided ideal conditions for the butterflies to feed and breed, kicking off the population explosion and leaving a ripple effect that affected many generations.
—Saugat Bolakhe, JSTOR Daily, 23 Jan. 2025
This relatively cheap price stems from globalization along with the global population explosion.
—Monti Datta, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Global fertility has plunged since the population explosion in the 1960s.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
That burst of growth, the researchers speculate, may have provided ideal conditions for the butterflies to feed and breed, kicking off the population explosion and leaving a ripple effect that affected many generations.
—Saugat Bolakhe, JSTOR Daily, 23 Jan. 2025
This relatively cheap price stems from globalization along with the global population explosion.
—Monti Datta, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Global fertility has plunged since the population explosion in the 1960s.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Population explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/population%20explosion. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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