Showing posts with label population growth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label population growth. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

The World's Population Growth Is Shrinking

The World's Population Growth Is Shrinking

About That Overpopulation Problem -- Slate

Research suggests we may well in reality mug a declining globe population in the approaching years. The world’s seemingly relentless march regarding overpopulation achieved a notable signpost in 2012: Somewhere on the planet, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the 7 billionth living person came into existence.

Lucky No. 7,000,000,000 probably celebrated his or her birthday sometime in advance and added to a population that’s already stressing the planet’s some degree of provisions of food, energy, and clean fill up. Should this trend last, as the Los Angeles Times eminent in a five-part cycle marking the occasion, by midcentury, “living conditions are likely to be bleak representing much of humanity.” 

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