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The continued rise in the world's population is the greatest threat faced by humanity at the present time. Do you agree or disagree?

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The increasing
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 overpopulation is the biggest threat faced by human beings today.
This
 essay totally agrees with that statement because of the serious depletion of natural resources and pollution. The rapid growth of people in the world means overconsumption of
planet's
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the planet's
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 resources
such
 as oil and gas which are commonly used with cars and offices.
Nevertheless
,
this
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and
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without realizing the consequences of these actions.
For instance
, China is one of the most populated
country
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countries
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 in the world and the government made a strict law on penalizing the citizens
of
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for
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 unnecessary consumption of electricity in the establishment
whereas
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it
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resulted in a huge reduction
of
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in
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 electric bills. Another reason is that with the
increase
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increasing
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 number of people, companies and factories should produce more products to supply the demands of the world.
Hence
, the
abnoxious
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obnoxious
 gasses
release
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released
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in
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into
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 the air can cause
dieases
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diseases
 like lung cancer and other respiratory problems.
Nonetheless
, these pollutants are harmful and workers are not thinking of
it's
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its
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 consequences.
For example
, KSA has a high rate of H2S in the air because of
overproduction
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the overproduction
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 of oil to meet the request. In conclusion, in an overpopulated environment, the
numbers
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number
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 of people might be more than the available essential materials and harmful elements poses
a
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the
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 greatest risk to all. I,
therefore
, believe all countries should raise awareness brought by
dense
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the dense
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 population not only today but for the
next
 generation.
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