Over-population is the real cause of climate change – it's killing us all off

GROWTH: India's population is expected to exceed 1.27bn this year and is growing at more than 6.5m a year. AP Photo.

Joe Barry

Despite all the warnings of global warming and imminent disaster, it is unlikely that we will change our ways until a real catastrophe actually occurs.

We have all read about the storms, droughts, melting ice caps and rising sea levels occurring worldwide, while here in Ireland, during last winter's floods and gales, we experienced a small foretaste of what might well become the norm.