The world population will be 8.09 billion on New Year’s Day

[zqwerty]

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-populat...6ec651e0d0

[Zurdo]

So the wars didn't slow it down much then ?

[Oh_hunnihunni]

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?

[Praktica]

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...

[Oh_hunnihunni]

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...

[amrist]

more taxpayers and higher GDP, more demand for resources.

rats are about the only animal that can equal human numbers

[Lilith7]

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!

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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...