Showing posts with label population growth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label population growth. Show all posts
Monday, August 01, 2011

World population grows by 1 billion in only 12 years

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The 7 billionth person on Earth will be born in India on October 31 of this year, according to scientists working with data from the UN. I...
Thursday, May 05, 2011

April tornadoes caused by climate change, population growth, and pavement

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Photo: noaa.gov April's 297 devastating tornadoes were unparalleled in the U.S. Of the four biggest tornado clusters ever recorded here...
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Monday, January 31, 2011

Africa's big mammal populations drop 59% in 40 years!

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African elephants in Kruger National Park. Photo: Sally Kneidel Just saw a distressing news item.  In an interview published 1/27/11 , scie...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

We were lucky to see lions on a kill. But are lions disappearing from Africa?

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Text and photos by Sally Kneidel, PhD A lion we spotted on a kill in South Africa. Note the blood on his lower jaw. If you go on a "gam...
Saturday, February 09, 2008

China's growing appetite for meat will strain world water supplies

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China's rapid industrialization and increasing population, along with a growing preference for meat on the dinner table, are creating wa...
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Friday, November 09, 2007

Violence in Darfur Fueled by Global Warming

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Darfur photo courtesy of Columbia University A hidden culprit behind the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region is global climate change, U...
Friday, January 19, 2007

Child-brides, Poverty, Population Growth

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Photo of an 11-yr-old Afghan bride by Stephanie Sinclair, NY Times magazine 2006 and National Public Radio Eight-year-old Enatnesh stands ...