Friday, August 14, 2009

World Population to Hit 7 Billion by 2011, New Stats Show

World Population to Hit 7 Billion by 2011, New Stats Show: "school children central african republic photo
Africa's population has now passed one billion and at current rates will double by 2050. School children in Central African Republic, photo: Pierre Holtz/UNICEF, Humanitarian and Development Partnership Team in CAR via flickr/Creative Commons.

Here's a sobering thought for your Friday morning: Mongabay reports a new study by the Population Reference Bureau shows that by 2011 ...Read the full story on TreeHugger