World Population Could Reach Nearly 11 Billion By 2100 322
vinces99 writes "A new analysis shows that world population could reach nearly 11 billion by the end of this century, according to a United Nations report issued June 13. That's about 800 million, or about 8 percent, more than the previous projection issued in 2011. The change is largely because birth rates in Africa have not declined as quickly as had been expected, according to Adrian Raftery of the University of Washington's Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences. The U.N. estimates use statistical methods developed at the center. The current African population is about 1.1 billion and it is now expected to reach 4.2 billion, nearly a fourfold increase, by 2100, Raftery said."
What?!? (Score:5, Funny)
How the hell is the NSA supposed to keep track of all those people?!?!
Re:What?!? (Score:5, Funny)
Silly, when the big scooper trucks grab people up and feed them into the food chain the NSA will just file them under Project Make Room!
Re:Won't happen (Score:5, Funny)
Eventually, Malthus will be right.
Eventually, the universe will reach heat death where all useful energy has been used.
Re:What?!? (Score:4, Funny)
There can only be so many different people.
The trick is to spot all the doubles and save on diskspace and computing power!
Re:What?!? (Score:2, Funny)
Silly, when the big scooper trucks grab people up and feed them into the food chain the NSA will just file them under Project Soylent Green!
Fixed that for you.
The Daleks will help control the population growth (Score:4, Funny)
Exterminate, EXTERMINATE!
Re:Fearmongering in 3...2...1... (Score:2, Funny)
Things like shark fining,
I hardly think placing surcharges on sharks will solve sustainability issues...
Re:Won't happen (Score:2, Funny)
That's not going to happen.
Also, technological advances are a CONSEQUENCE of large populations. Small populations huddle around fires. Large populations are in everyone's best interest.
Mr Duggar, is that you? Your wife called - she wants another baby.