The bustling city streets of Barcelona seem as good a place as any to mark World Population Day. More and more of us are heading to the city. It"s estimated that 2007 was the first year in which more people lived in cities than in rural areas. If current trends continue, by 2050 about two-thirds of the world population will be living in cities. City planners and government officials will need to account for this rapid increase as power grids, water supplies, public transit, and emergency services will all be stretched.
World Population Day
Today in History
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Northern gannets, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Red squirrel
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World Octopus Day
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Clouds over the River of Grass
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World Book Day
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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National Mountain Climbing Day
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World Lion Day
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A species no longer at risk
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Festival of British Archaeology
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Celebrating women in science
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World Reef Awareness Day
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Preveli Gorge
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Trevi in bloom
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Kjell Henriksen Observatory
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