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8 billion: an overpopulation crisis?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

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Climate Change and Population Growth - What Do You Think?

Current estimates suggest that it will probably peak at about 10.5 million somewhere around that billion before the year 2100. Most of population growth will occur in Africa where fertility is still three or four, five children per woman. Climate change and migrations mean some parts of the world will become much nicer to live in but they'll be outstripped by those who are becoming worse places to live because of things like climate change.

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