Really? By whom? Until just now, I had never heard of this notion. It sounds like it was made up by a social studies major, and has little resemblance to anything that actually exists.
...it’s the day, sometime in August, when our yearly demand for ecological resources exceeds how much the planet can replenish those resources for the year. Soon after August 15, this year, Earth will be operating on a deficit.
Seriously? How on earth was it determined that the earth is "operating on a deficit"? What is that even supposed to mean?
This article reads like a typical nonsensical socialist screed. It is meant to frighten those who feel their way to every decision (i.e. typical leftists). The way it is written almost sounds like it was based on some scientific principle--that is, until you examine it critically and realize that it is making claims for which there is no concrete evidence. To those who are incapable of rational thought, it probably sounds all sciency. But it isn't.
Norman Borlaug disproved this hoax.
“Seriously? How on earth was it determined that the earth is “operating on a deficit”? What is that even supposed to mean?’
Sounds like it refers to no new crops being planted in the northern part of the world simply because WINTER is on it’s way.