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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

VISUALIZING SEVEN BILLION PEOPLE



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4HxPxNrZ0



NationalGeographic December 27, 2010
See photos from 7 Billion: http://bit.ly/hhYz3m


With the worldwide population expected to exceed seven billion in 2011, National Geographic magazine offers a 7-part series examining specific challenges and solutions to the issues we face. The magazine introduces the series with its January cover story "7 Billion," offering a broad overview of demographic trends that got us to today and will impact us all tomorrow. The first in-depth story will appear in the March issue, focusing on humans' impact on the planet's geology. Other stories will follow throughout 2011.

Editor's update: in 2050, 70% of the population will be living in "urban areas," not "megacities" as stated in an earlier version of this video.