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Graeme
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 Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:51 am Post subject: It's 2025. Where Do Most People Live? |
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It's 2025. Where Do Most People Live?
| Quote: | Researchers at the Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR), a part of The Earth Institute [Columbia University], have developed a high-resolution map of projected population change for the year 2025.
The map indicates that the greatest increases in population density through 2025 are likely to occur in areas of developing countries that are already quite densely populated. In addition, the number of people living within 60 miles of a coastline is expected to increase by 35 percent over 1995 population levels, exposing 2.75 billion people worldwide to the effects of sea level rise and other coastal threats posed by global warming.
The map also projects that much of southern and Eastern Europe and Japan will experience significant and wide-spread population decline. Surprisingly, the map further suggests small areas of projected population decline for many regions in which they might be least expected: sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South America, the Philippines, Nepal, Turkey, Cambodia, Burma and Indonesia — areas that have to date been experiencing rapid-to-modest national population growth. |
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rogerhb
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:25 am Post subject: Re: It's 2025. Where Do Most People Live? |
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Standing room only?
Thinking about it, a house is really inefficient economically, for example a bedroom is only needed for about 8 hours a day, you could rent it out to two extra shifts during the day.
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Graeme
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:55 am Post subject: Re: It's 2025. Where Do Most People Live? |
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No use, drowned during global warming.
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americandream
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:15 am Post subject: Re: It's 2025. Where Do Most People Live? |
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What's that new mega shopping mall in Auckland called..........
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Graeme
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:31 am Post subject: Re: It's 2025. Where Do Most People Live? |
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Sylvia Park. We could paddle to the top floor.
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FireJack
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:07 am Post subject: Re: It's 2025. Where Do Most People Live? |
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| I wonder what the population changes will be when food production falls short. I thought they were trying to stop costal development, I guess greed wins in the end. |
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