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Paul R. Ehrlich the Climate Doomer that is Always Wrong Dies & More Shock over Grady Judd Comments

March 18, 2026 • 92.5 FOX News

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Paul R. Ehrlich, the prominent Stanford University biologist and author of the influential 1968 book The Population Bomb, died on March 13, 2026, at age 93 in Palo Alto, California. Known for his controversial warnings regarding overpopulation and environmental collapse, he passed away from complications of cancer.
The New York Times
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Key Details About Paul R. Ehrlich (1932–2026):

Role: He was the Bing Professor of Population Studies at Stanford University and a renowned ecologist.
"The Population Bomb": Published in 1968, this book warned of massive famine and resource depletion due to rapid population growth.
Legacy: While his specific predictions were heavily criticized for being exaggerated, his work helped launch the modern environmental movement and spurred awareness of biodiversity loss.
Scientific Work: Beyond population studies, he was an accomplished butterfly biologist and researched human impacts on the environment.
Wikipedia
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Distinction from Other Figures:
Note that this refers to Paul R. Ehrlich (American biologist, died 2026), not the Nobel Prize-winning German scientist Paul Ehrlich who developed chemotherapy (1854–1915), or S. Paul Ehrlich, a former acting U.S. Surgeon General who died in 2005

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