While some worry that eight billion humans is too many for planet Earth, most experts say the bigger problem is the overconsumption of resources by the wealthiest people
On Tuesday, somewhere a baby will be born that will be the globe’s 8 billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations and other experts.
The UN attributes the growth to human development, with people living longer thanks to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine.READ MORE: Population growth has also magnified the environmental impacts of economic development. Joel Cohen of Rockefeller University's Laboratory of Populations said the question of how many people Earth can support has two sides: natural limits and human choices.
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