Population Projection: Your 7 Billion Neighbors And What They Mean
NPR.org - USA
According to the UN Population Division, you will have seven billion cohabitants on the planet by the end of this year. It is also projected that by 2045, the global population could reach nine billion. That kind of growth — the fastest in history — raises serious concerns and questions for you, me and the planet: If we can barely support our current population, can we possibly sustain another 2 billion?
(6 January 2011)