People, Population…
The number of people on Earth has more than doubled in the last 50 years.
National Geographic put tons of data into a perspective. Astonishing. Take a look:
According to BBC News (July, 2012),
- In 1900, there were 1.6 billion of us.
- By 2000 the global population had shot up to 6.1 billion.
- Last year, we passed the seven billion mark.
- The best estimates have us reaching the nine billion mark before 2050.
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I just can’t imagine what the world will be like for our grandchildren…sigh.
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I’m afraid to anticipate the world they will be living…
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maybe Catholic church and other groups stop to act vs. birth control … – maybe not! We need new rules to manage the future …
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We do… but people still trying to figure out how to manage the present …
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WHAT are we doing?! Great post.
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Don’t want to know… what can we do about it?
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Amy, I like the way your mind works and the videos you select for us :). Can I ask you a private question – it is ok if you decline. When is your b-day?
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These numbers are really scary, Amy. “Stop the world. I want to get off!” 🙂
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Me too 🙂
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Reblogged this on ELANA – The Voice of the Future and commented:
Interesting!
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Thank you, Elana 🙂
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One of my husband’s favorite jokes: there’s a woman giving birth every minute somewhere in the world. Someone find her and stop her!
Great post Amy!
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😀 stop her! It’s getting serious…
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the future is staring us in the face. it’s challenging us to do something about it now.
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The scary part is that the growth is escalating.
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Scary isn’t it? What a problem for our children and grandchildren to face!
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The growth of population is escalating for sure… Where are resources to support the growth?
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Wow, the figures are mind-boggling, Amy. Guess the Plebiscite is the best demonstration of People’s Power.
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Worrisome too. Then, we may face religious perspective and a bunch of layers…
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Worrying, isn’t it? But what to do? 😦
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It’s a glooming picture…
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A friend of mine has always said about the millions of people that live on top of one another in big cities…”they must really like each other to want to live so close”
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If they don’t like each other, they may not have a choice…
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That may indeed be the case Amy.
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Gosh. It’s getting crowded, isn’t it?
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Some places probably are already overcrowded.
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What a fascinating video! And great response to the challenge. Thank you for posting.
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So many problems .. so little solutions … it’s something we all need to face and do something about rather than shy away from it and leave a huge mess for our grandkids and beyond. Great post for the challenge …. National Geographic has shown us again what we need to know.
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Thanks for posting this Amy. Like your other commenters, I too worry about the world that our children and grandchildren are inheriting.
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It’s quite an eye opener!
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