
Opinion: The Race to Earth’s Nine Billionth Inhabitant is Underway – Joe Guzzardi
The arrival of the planet’s 8 billionth human inhabitant, which the United Nations excitedly announced in mid-November, was greeted in some circles as a joyous event. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed 8 billion people as an occasion “to celebrate diversity and enhancements.” For other population growth enthusiasts, 2037 can’t come fast enough. By then, only