Glen and Hanna are working on a report that describes the rate that humans are consuming the earth's recourses. They have discovered that the earth currently needs about one-and-a-half planets to sustain itself. What is the term used to describe this phenomenon?

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Ecological overshoot is the term used to describe the phenomenon when human consumption exceeds the Earth's capacity to regenerate its resources. It means that we consume more resources than what the Earth has and can produce, leading to environmental degradation and depletion of natural resources. Biocapacity overshoot is another term used to describe the same phenomenon, but ecological overshoot is more commonly used. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

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