Re: Overpopulation and Burma cyclone

Enough Already wrote:
> Burma has close to 48 million people in an area slightly smaller than
> Texas (USA). As the population grows (mindlessly, like everywhere),
> more trees are lost. Mangroves used to form a coastal buffer against
> extreme storm surges, but 3/4ths of them have been cleared for shrimp
> and rice farming since the 1920s. See
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/09/asia/mangrove.php
> 
> This is similar to what happened with hurricane Katrina. Too many
> barrier wetlands have been filled in for development (a.k.a.
> population growth), making them unable to absorb storm surges as they
> naturally would. Florida also suffers from this condition. Record
> storms reveal the idiocy of destroying nature in the name of "economic
> growth."
> 
> A parallel reason we're seeing larger death tolls is that more people
> are living in disaster-prone areas. Population growth creates a
> vicious cycle of less buffer protection and more people at the mercy
> of the elements.
> 
> Until it becomes politically correct to promote birth control vs.
> "meeting the needs of a growing population," mindless growth will
> continue until the 11th hour. Actually, the 11th hour has long been
> upon us, but growthism wipes out all reason.

It is better to have lived and died than to never have lived at all.