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World Pop. to Hit 7B by 2012

Increased 1B in 13 years

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 20, 2008 2:37 AM CDT

(Newser) – The world's soaring population is expected to hit 7 billion by 2012, further straining thinly stretched natural resources, AP reports. The current population is 6.7 billion, and growing at 1.2% a year, spurred by increasing medical and nutritional advances in developing countries. But...   Read full story »

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