Environmental Population By OwenCasteel 1 CE Population 170,060,000 500 Population 177,500,000 1000 Population 254,000,000 1314 Population Before The Great Famine 379,840,000 1323 Population After The Great Famine 375,110,000 1500 Population 426,000,000 1875 Population Before The Epic Droughts 1,398,000,000 1903 Population After The Epic Droughts 1,624,888,889 1930 Population Before The Dust Bowl 2,068,608,696 1939 Population After The Dust Bowl 2,274,434,783 1962 Population Before Environmental Protection in America 3,147,200,000 1974 Population After Environmental Protection in America 4,000,000,000 1984 Population Before Hole in the Ozone Layer 4,780,200,000 1986 Population After Hole in the Ozone Layer 4,931,500,000 2000 Population 6,127,000,000 2004 Population Before KATRINA STRIKES NEW ORLEANS 6,436,600,000 2006 Population After KATRINA STRIKES NEW ORLEANS 6,594,400,000 2009 Population Before Deep Horizon Oil Spill 6,835,600,000 2011 Population After Deep Horizon Oil Spill 7,000,000,000 2014 Population Before Record Breaking CO2 Concentration and Warming Temperatures 7,243,750,000 2024 Population After Record Breaking CO2 Concentration and Warming Temperatures 7,795,000,000