According to the World Health Organization, 92% of the world’s population is living with unsafe levels of air pollution, and more than 7 million premature deaths annually are linked to polluted air. The world’s population was estimated to have reached 7.8 billion as of March 2020. However, over 70 percent of the world’s population lives in the top 20 most populous countries. … [Read more...] about Air Pollution in Top 20 Most Populous Countries in 2019
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Sub-Saharan Africa Population Will Double by 2050, Amazing or Alarming?
A new UN Population Division report released on 17 June 2019 says that over the next 30 years, Sub-Saharan Africa’s population is expected to double, adding an additional one billion people. The region’s population is projected to still be rising fast at the end of the century, when the number of people in other regions on Earth will be reducing. The UN report “The World … [Read more...] about Sub-Saharan Africa Population Will Double by 2050, Amazing or Alarming?
List of Countries by Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Square Mile in 2017
The following is a full list of nations or territories ranked by their fossil CO2 emissions per square mile in 2017 (in tonnes of CO2). For each nation, the estimates of fossil CO2 emissions per square kilometer (in tonnes of CO2), fossil CO2 emissions per capita (in tonnes of CO2), and total fossil CO2 emissions (in million tonnes of CO2) in 2017 are also presented. All … [Read more...] about List of Countries by Fossil CO2 Emissions Per Square Mile in 2017
10 Deadliest Disasters on Earth’s Surface in 2018
In 2018, a number of unprecedented natural disasters occurred worldwide, resulting in the loss of thousands of lives and costing about $155 Billion. Here are 10 of the deadliest and most destructive disasters on the Earth’s surface in the year. 10. Camp Wildfire, California Deaths: 88 From November 8 through 25, 2018, a series of large, destructive wildfires erupted … [Read more...] about 10 Deadliest Disasters on Earth’s Surface in 2018