According to the scientists at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, by 2050 our planet will be unrecognizable. Whether it be from competition of scarce resources or global warming, we won't know what hit us. For Earth to be able to handle a population of 9 billion, "we will need to produce as much food in the next 40 years as we have in the last 8,000," said Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund. Clay reports that as people make more money, they tend to eat more meat. Then with incomes expected to triple, we can only imagine how much more meat will be consumed.
Schwartz,, Kate. "Planet Could Be 'Unrecognizable' in 40 Years - Population Is Getting Richer, and Competing for Ever-scarcer Resources." Newser | Headline News Summaries, World News, Breaking News, and Local News. 21 Feb. 2011. Web. 23 Feb. 2011.
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