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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As a population explosion is poised to happen around the equator, where the effects of climate change will be harshest, a protein that grows in extreme environments could be critical.
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Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
After World War II, the Norwegian government — looking to secure a homegrown supply of steel — built a large state-run ironworks in Mo i Rana, bringing jobs and a population explosion with it.
—Ana Swanson Thomas Ekström, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
That bottleneck and population explosion is also recorded in the DNA, his team found [Science News].
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2010
The Roman Catholic Church is responsible for the population explosion.
—Joel E Cohen, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Their absence disrupted predator-and-prey relationships throughout the nation and resulted in a population explosion of deer and elk.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Ray Lang, Amtrak’s senior director for national state relations, said in a presentation last September that the rail operator's network has not grown along with the population explosion in certain parts the country, including the famed Texas triangle, which includes the state's major cities.
—Peter Rasmussen, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2021
These granaries led to rodent population explosions.
—Jonathan Losos, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
Angle said that 67 House seats that Democrats control should be left under the control of minority voters, and that since the Texas population explosion has been sparked by minority residents, the congressional districts controlled by minority voters should rise from 13 to 15 seats.
—Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2021
Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
After World War II, the Norwegian government — looking to secure a homegrown supply of steel — built a large state-run ironworks in Mo i Rana, bringing jobs and a population explosion with it.
—Ana Swanson Thomas Ekström, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
That bottleneck and population explosion is also recorded in the DNA, his team found [Science News].
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2010
The Roman Catholic Church is responsible for the population explosion.
—Joel E Cohen, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Their absence disrupted predator-and-prey relationships throughout the nation and resulted in a population explosion of deer and elk.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Ray Lang, Amtrak’s senior director for national state relations, said in a presentation last September that the rail operator's network has not grown along with the population explosion in certain parts the country, including the famed Texas triangle, which includes the state's major cities.
—Peter Rasmussen, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2021
These granaries led to rodent population explosions.
—Jonathan Losos, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
Angle said that 67 House seats that Democrats control should be left under the control of minority voters, and that since the Texas population explosion has been sparked by minority residents, the congressional districts controlled by minority voters should rise from 13 to 15 seats.
—Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2021
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