Hopefully there’s enough room on this thing for all of us, reports CNN:
Earth will become home to 7 billion people later this year, and most of the planet’s growth will affect the developing countries the most, straining those regions’ limited resources, a Harvard University professor said Thursday. The world’s growth has been dramatic: It was just in 1999 that the global population reached 6 billion. United Nations projections call for the population to reach 10.1 billion in 2100, according to David Bloom, a professor of economics and demography at the Harvard School of Public Health, in an article published in the July 29 issue of Science.
By 2050, about 2.3 billion more people will be added, nearly as many as the total living on the globe as recently as 1950, Bloom said. Humanity grew slowly through most of history, taking until 1800 for the population to hit 1 billion.
In 2011, about 135 million people will be born and 57 million will die — a net increase of 78 million.
How will you make yourself stand out from all the other dots?
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looks like natural disasters and global warming need to step their game up
really nigga? really?
Lmao @ this nigga Mrbeego. 7 billion people are now after your black ass.. Nigguh.
Hilarious! You’re crazy! LOL
i think its about time we started sharing.