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The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day - zqwerty - 31-12-2024
The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day after a 71 million increase in 2024
https://apnews.com/article/world-population-census-bureau-fcc8cc23d572ddf91be31a6ec651e0d0
RE: The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day - Zurdo - 31-12-2024
So the wars didn't slow it down much then ?
RE: The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day - Oh_hunnihunni - 31-12-2024
Never mind. WHO is predicting abigger and better pandemic sometime soon.
And then, there's that nutter in the White House...
Good thing we are way out there on the edge of the planet eh?
RE: The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day - Praktica - 31-12-2024
(31-12-2024, 03:02 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Never mind. WHO is predicting abigger and better pandemic sometime soon.
And then, there's that nutter in the White House...
Good thing we are way out there on the edge of the planet eh?
Yeah, but...people can get here during the incubation period for a disease...
RE: The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day - Oh_hunnihunni - 31-12-2024
(31-12-2024, 03:53 PM)Praktica Wrote:(31-12-2024, 03:02 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Never mind. WHO is predicting abigger and better pandemic sometime soon.
And then, there's that nutter in the White House...
Good thing we are way out there on the edge of the planet eh?
Yeah, but...people can get here during the incubation period for a disease...
Yes. And we let anyone in these days...
RE: The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day - amrist - 01-01-2025
more taxpayers and higher GDP, more demand for resources.
rats are about the only animal that can equal human numbers
RE: The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day - Lilith7 - 01-01-2025
(01-01-2025, 07:33 AM)amrist Wrote: more taxpayers and higher GDP, more demand for resources.
rats are about the only animal that can equal human numbers
Well - there's a comforting thought!
(31-12-2024, 04:51 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote:(31-12-2024, 03:53 PM)Praktica Wrote: Yeah, but...people can get here during the incubation period for a disease...
Yes. And we let anyone in these days...
Yes - even those blardy Orstralians from across the ditch!
Youngest grandson is heading over the ditch later this month; he & his partner have jobs & interviews lined up.
If we continue to get more & more pandemics, there might come a time when travel becomes a rarity.
One billion's a fairly hefty number; you might think we'd have worked out what was causing it by now...