Odd that ive not heard the word Malthusian.
Probably because nobody has applied the necessary link.
Malthus`s Theory has never been more than pure theory, and his suggested correlation between population growth and food supply has not depended on nature (as he predicates) but, certainly over the last century, in many cases the foolishness or inhumanity of mankind itself.
WWI commenced because a student decided to assassinate an Archduke,
The Spanish Civil War arose because the Communists hated the Monarchy and the Fascists hated the Communists.
WWII became inevitable when Hitler was opposed in his desire to rule all Europe
The Korean War commenced because the Communists dictator Kim Il Sung wanted to take over non-communist South Korea.
During a similar period the actual natural catastrophes large enough to qualify were:=
The Spanish `Flu of 1919 (Nobody knows where that one came from)
Polio - now but a distant memory
Ebola, which many secretly still believe was the result of intercourse between a human and a monkey
AIDS, which again probably arose from sexual intercourse between human and monkey
The arguments are still very much open on how or why this latest epidemic arose - was it natural, was it an experiment gone wrong, or did it arise from evil intent?
The fact remains that the World Food Supply keeps increasing and is expected to exceed demand in a few years time, while man-made war which has been almost incessant somewhere in the world throughout the last century or more has helped to keep the demand under control
