Global population hits eight billion
The Earth’s population has reached a milestone by surpassing 8 billion people, the United Nations said this week. But the rate of increase is falling, and global population may begin to decline late in the century after topping out at about 10.4 billion, according to the UN Population division. www.science.org/content/article/news-glance-carbon-trackers-china-s-zero-covid-19-tweaks-and-8-billion-humans The UN’s World Population Prospects …
