7 Billion on Earth

[Kowalski]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/17/opinion/s ... hpt=hp_bn9

(CNN) -- Just 12 years after the arrival of the 6 billionth individual on the planet in 1999, humanity will greet the 7 billionth arrival this month. The world population continues its rapid ascent, with roughly 75 million more births than deaths each year. The consequences of a world crowded with 7 billion people are enormous. And unless the world population stabilizes during the 21st century, the consequences for humanity could be grim.

[cerina]

That is a scary thought.