The Risks of Overpopulation
63,000With our population hitting 7 billion people, what does this mean for the health of our planet? Are we at risk of running out of resources? Join us for a new episode of SciShow where Hank talks about the issues of rising global population and what it means for our planet. Let's go!
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Life Expectancy: http://www.data360.org/dsg.aspx?Data_...
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