Human Population Predicted To Reach 12 Billion By 2100
At 7.2 billion , the human population is already a serious burden on resource and a menace to the environment and species . Imagine , then , how dire the global position would be if we were to reach 12 billion , because if the current rate continues , that is what our planet may be facing at the turn of the next century . According to a new subject area by the United Nations ( UN ) and theUniversity of Washington , there is an 80 % probability that the world population will reach between 9....