. The rest of the African continet probably does not have such an alarming growth.
"U.S. on pace for slowest decade of population growth since 1930s"
Much of Europe is in the same boat.
Yet most stories on this topic demand action from western nations to limit their populations.
Maybe we should stop sending food to the starving people in Africa who have the fastest growing population on the planet?
“The Morning Briefing” is SmartPlanet’s daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we’re reading about global population growth.
1.) About that overpopulation problem. The world’s seemingly relentless march toward overpopulation achieved a notable milestone in 2012: Somewhere on the planet, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the 7 billionth living person came into existence.
2.) U.S. on pace for slowest decade of population growth since 1930s. The U.S. population is on track for its slowest decade of growth since the Great Depression.
3.) Has humanity’s explosion become a population bomb? The world’s population has exploded over the past century, growing from less than 2 billion to 7 billion people.
4.) Government ‘not prepared’ for ageing population. Jeremy Hunt and U.K. ministers giving evidence to a House of Lords committee are warned that proposed NHS and social care reforms are not enough to accommodate the demands of an ageing population.
5.) EU court fines Italy for overcrowded prisons. Italy has been fined by the European court for violating basic rights of prison inmates due to massive overcrowding at the country’s incarceration facilities.
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