Showing posts with label Population. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Population. Show all posts

Sunday, July 31, 2011

World Population to Surpass 7 Billion in 2011; Explosive Population Growth Means Challenges for Developing Nations

ScienceDaily (July 28, 2011) — Global population is expected to hit 7 billion later this year, up from 6 billion in 1999. Details here.


A crowded beach in China.
Courtesy of AcidCow.com

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

United Nations Predicts Earth's Population to Hit 7 Billion in Fall 2011 (CBC TV)

This old world of ours is becoming a very crowded place, very quickly. (Watch video here.)

Courtesy, NASA

Is the writing already on the wall?

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