Six Billion: A Warning To All
Have you noticed more people walking, driving, and standing around nowadays? Well you should, because there are a lot more people on this planet today than there was at the beginning of this century. How many more people you ask? In 1900 the population was estimated at 1.5 billion. On October 12, 1999 the population hit six billion. This date is referred to as "Y6B" or "The Day of Six Billion." Just to give you an idea, one billion is equal to one thousand million. When the math is done, we come up with the number six thousand million. Are the numbers clear yet? The numbers have major significance and seem to be an accomplishment of human ingenuity, but they also raise questions. How many people can this planet support? Is the planet and the current population prepared for the next six billion people to come? These are all good questions, only to be answered with time. I believe that we need to take initiative to keep the population from growing out of control.
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