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Earth's population will peak at 12.4 BILLION by the late-2070s, scientists predict - pushing our planet past its breaking point

Daily Mail 1 min read 5 hours ago

Earth's population's currently sits at 8.3 billion people - but it's set to get much bigger. That's according to scientists from Flinders University, who have estimated the peak population.
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