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World Welcomes 7 Billionth Person

Countries around the world marked the world's population reaching 7 billion Monday with lavish ceremonies for newborn infants symbolizing the milestone and warnings that there may be too many humans for the planet's resources. While demographers are unsure exactly when the world's population will reach the 7 billion mark, the U.N. is using Monday to symbolically mark the day. A string of festivities are being held worldwide, with a series of symbolic 7-billionth babies being born. The celebrations began in the Philippines, where baby Danica May Camacho (pictured with her mother Camille) was greeted with cheers and an explosion of photographers' flashbulbs at Manila's Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital/AP. More here. (AP Photo/Erik De Castro, Pool)

Question: Does it bother you that there's now 7 billion people living on this planet?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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