Sobering Statistics.
Our earth is now
about 4.55 billion years old with a total surface area of 510.072 million sq km
of which 148.94 million sq km is land and 361.132 million sq km (almost 70%) is
water.
It
has limited resources and a fragile environment. The explosion of the human
population in the last 200 years has been rapidly depleting the world of its
resources and causing global warming. We were 1 billion in 1820, 2 billion in
1930, 3 billion in 1960, 4 billion in 1974, 5 billion in 1988, and 6 billion in
2000. ... as of today, we are heading to 7.5 billion.
Currently 75-80
million people are added every year and only 56 million people die. At the
current rate we will double the world population every 35 years.
(Source.)
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` © Yamini Ali
MacLean
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The future of the planet is scary to me . . . . It took so long to build but it not taking as long to destroy.
ReplyDeleteOh my word...scary figures
ReplyDeleteHugs HiC
That is frightening. Why we do our part to conserve whenever we can.
ReplyDeleteActual we need to start being careful with our natural resource. I recycle and reuse where I can.
ReplyDeleteOne of my saying is waste not want not...
Coffee is on
Thats scary!!
ReplyDeleteWags
Oreo
I hope so much that we can keep this planet and it will not end as an empty rock in cyber space...
ReplyDeleteWith those figures one can see why some countries have attempted to control the population. But consumption is an even bigger issue. http://public.wsu.edu/~mreed/380American%20Consumption.htm This sight makes me ill as a US citizen.
ReplyDeleteHari oM
DeleteA worthy link - thanks for including it Janice! Yxx
It is a thoughtful one. My Jesse is anticipating getting out of acting. He's 33. I think he needs a more steady life. They are very frugal, but ... I'll keep you posted!
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