Huge Aquifers

[katzpaw]

Thank you Mr Obama.

[ntwrkguy1]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

That's an interesting link

I thought so as well. What I found really troubling was the accuracy in which the UN group -- in 1958 -- predicted the world population in 2000. Amazingly, they were within 3%.

160 million people in a country that's smaller in area than Texas. That can't be good.....

[miu]

Originally Posted by shooting4life

I agree, they just need to get over the genocide.

Also the HIV/AIDS epidemic, cultural issues like child brides and raping women.

[plwhit]

Originally Posted by florida.bob

in N Kenya? This could turn out to be very important to many people.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/wo...eid=auto&_r=1&

What is political or controversial about this finding?

Wonder why the mods have not moved this thread to the Africa Forum...

[Michigantown]

Originally Posted by ntwrkguy1

I thought so as well. What I found really troubling was the accuracy in which the UN group -- in 1958 -- predicted the world population in 2000. Amazingly, they were within 3%.

160 million people in a country that's smaller in area than Texas. That can't be good.....

You may want to look at Japan.

[fitzy24]

This is good news. But give it time. A certain demographic will steal it from under their noses.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

With abundant cheap labor and resources, Africa could be the fastest growing economic region on earth by mid-century.

They've had abundant cheap labor and resources for thousands of years....what's different now?

[ntwrkguy1]

Originally Posted by Michigantown

You may want to look at Japan.

That's actually not that good of a comparison. Japan's population is approximately 127 million currently, but is projected to be 97 million by 2050. And there's no comparison between Japan and Kenya's economies.