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World Population Grows Beyond 7 Billion

Posted by samzenpus on from the bigger-is-nor-better dept.

First time accepted submitter assertation writes in with a LA Times feature about the booming world population and the strain it puts on the environment and governments. "After remaining stable for most of human history, the world's population has exploded over the last two centuries. The boom is not over: The biggest generation in history is just entering its childbearing years. The coming wave will reshape the planet, and the impact will be greatest in the poorest, most unstable countries."

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  1. Re:Alarmist by jo42 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And fertility rates are dropping everywhere, and more people than ever are choosing to simply not have children.

    Yet the population keeps going up and up and up and up and up and up.

    I also see that you've never been to a park on a long weekend where every brown person family has at least 4-8 of their kids running around...