World Population- 7 Billion

[Joe]

Story Highlights

- Global population to reach 7 billion in two years, research institute projects
- Most growth is occurring in developing and poor nations, study finds
- Uganda's population expected to almost triple by 2050
- India projected to overtake China as most populous country

Source:
wwwn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/12/world.population/index.html

Wow! There are going to be a lot of people! What do you think?

[FreeWill]

I think that, although inevitable, the population increasing further (and if it does at the projected rate) is a bad thing. There are only so many resources on the planet which are already, allegedly, stretched - and people are being charged higher prices for them.

Higher prices for food / raw materials will mean the divide between rich and poor increases further still, therefore the world hunger / poverty problem would get worse.

[Shady]

Time to start colonising the moon ;D

[juxta]

BOLL! Bet they send most of them to the UK!

[ferimer5]

Aug 28, 2009 18:11:51 GMT Shady said:

Time to start colonising the moon ;D

Shady's still around... My plan is foiled!

[blowjob]

I heard that some countries are planning on mass execution, by doing conspiring things like:
- Inventing a swine flu that never existed to force people to take a vaccine that actually makes you die. What has the world come to