世界人口即将突破70亿大关
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smash">smash</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="barrier">barrier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="just">just</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> - <span word="with">with</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2025 <span word="and">and</span> 10 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="century">century</span>。</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span> - <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>。</p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="triple">triple</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1940 - <span word="poses">poses</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>。</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span>, <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="stabilise">stabilise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>。</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2050, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="subcontinent">subcontinent</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="some">some</span> 630 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="Poorer">Poorer</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brunt">brunt</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>。</p>
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