As Earth surpasses 8 billion people, ‘the planet can feed and sustain billions more,’ demographer says

[ad_1] Eight billion: That’s the number of people now living on planet Earth, according to a UN report. And it took only 11 years for the world’s population to grow from 7 billion to 8 billion. In a symbolic move, a baby girl born today in the Philippines was welcomed as number 8 billion, especially since it’s difficult to accurately calculate the number of people in the world, with sums possibly being off by a…

"As Earth surpasses 8 billion people, ‘the planet can feed and sustain billions more,’ demographer says"

Earth set to break 1.5 degrees Celsius goal within five years

[ad_1] Vehicles move amid yellow dust in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad during a severe sandstorm on May 1, 2022. Sandstorms in the country have been part of a series of mind-bending extreme weather events around the world. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images There’s a 50-50 chance of surpassing the critical global heating threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius over the next five years, according to a new study. Climate prediction centers, led…

"Earth set to break 1.5 degrees Celsius goal within five years"