 Boys without girls are bad news, as China is about to discover
(The Scotsman: Fri, 07 Sep) TWO decades ago, China worried so much about the population explosion that loomed over its head that it instituted its now famous one-child policy: couples were allowed to have only a single child and any extra conceptions had to be aborted.
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 Immigration Seen Adding 105 Million to U.S. Population by 2060
(U.S. Department of State: Tue, 04 Sep) Since the founding of the United States, the population of the country has been growing at a rate that some scientists say is unprecedented in human history. Some believe that this population explosion made the United States one of the most prosperous countries of the world. But others point to congestion, urban sprawl, traffic, pollution, loss of open spaces and the increase in greenhouse gas ...
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 HIV/AIDS In Zimbabwe Has Reduced Life Expectancy, Not Affecting Population Growth, Study Says
(Medical News Today: Fri, 31 Aug) HIV/AIDS has reduced the life expectancy in Zimbabwe, but the country's overall population growth remains unchanged as births continue to outpace deaths, according to a study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Reuters reports.For the study, Simon Gregson of Imperial College London and colleagues examined an area in eastern Zimbabwe between 1998 and 2005. ...
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 After 26 years, firefighter set to hang up bunker gear
(Northwest Herald: Fri, 07 Sep) LAKE IN THE HILLS – You might want to find a seat or wear comfortable shoes before you start a conversation with Bruce Toussaint, friends and colleagues at the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Department said Friday.
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 A small scale Malthusian disaster
(2: Fri, 07 Sep) This movement of illegal immigrants could be considered as a theoretical tunnel without lights wherein they rush. This situation will persist for years to come as it is impossible to see how and where it could see the light.
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 Population slowdowns
(Boston Globe: Sun, 02 Sep) The 20th century was marked by rapid population growth, with the world population nearly quadrupling from 1.6 billion to 6.1 billion. However, the 20th century was also shaped by major events that exerted downward pressure on population increases. Which of these events caused the largest population slowdown?
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