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NCarolinawoman

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14. Also, poisoning of aquifers and rivers leading to

Reply to GliderGuider (Reply #11)

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 02:47 PM

Sep 2014

"water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink".

Along with droughts caused by people who just have to have green lawns in arid regions, green green golf courses and lots of water to put out man made forest fires.

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World population may hit 11 billion by 2100 [View all] FLPanhandle Sep 2014 OP

Maybe if people can adapt to a locust and jellyfish diet IDemo Sep 2014 #1

And your proposition Plucketeer Sep 2014 #8

At the current rate (and its scientifically-predicted increase to self-anihilation levels...) Amonester Sep 2014 #2

In the meantime we will decimate every species to extinction FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #4

Perhaps also the beginning of a new.... Amonester Sep 2014 #6

That's provided it isn't slowed by climate change famine Auggie Sep 2014 #3

Ebola.... Demeter Sep 2014 #12

World Population may heat 100,000 by 2030 Hari Seldon Sep 2014 #5

All of that extra mass will probably knock the planet out of orbit. Orrex Sep 2014 #7

If too many people are on madville Sep 2014 #21

Dick Cheney will save us. Orsino Sep 2014 #9

Actually I think we are very close to peak population Bearware Sep 2014 #10

That's my take on it as well. I don't think we'll pass 8 billion GliderGuider Sep 2014 #11

Also, poisoning of aquifers and rivers leading to NCarolinawoman Sep 2014 #14

I think peak would be more like 100 billion Reter Sep 2014 #19

You don't get to make a claim that patently ridiculous without explaining HOW. Systematic Chaos Sep 2014 #20

but that'll mean twice the workers and an economy twice as good as in the 90s! :crazy: MisterP Sep 2014 #13

I've read that the planet can sustainably support about 1 billion CanonRay Sep 2014 #15

I'm not so sure of that, to be honest. AverageJoe90 Sep 2014 #16

But the point is they've been looking at the African birth rates, and the expected decline muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #18

Goddammit, Duggers! Invest in some condoms, will ya? Aristus Sep 2014 #17