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Audio Video Interleaved Video  |  1994-08-28  |  2.5 MB  |  384x256  |  15fps  |  1 minute, 18 seconds
Transcription: The human population has increased gradually ever since the dawn of time. The increase has been more rapid during the last few hundred years and the population of planet Earth has actually doubled in just the last 40 years. It now stands at 5,000 million and the rate of increase is continuing to rise. The question is how much will it rise in the future? There is no population control at all. It seems likely that the figure could reach 28,000 million people, almost six times the current level, by the year 2150. However, if nations make an effort to control their populations, the figure may rise ...