High-resolution global groundwater sulfate distribution map uncovers public health risks
A recent study by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has revealed a startling public health threat: ...
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Global groundwater sulfate distribution map uncovers public health risks for 17 million people
About 17 million people are at risk of gastrointestinal problems due to excessive sulfate levels in groundwater. This alarming finding emerged from the first high-resolution global groundwater sulfate ...
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HKUST researchers introduce world’s first high-resolution global groundwater sulfate distribution map uncovering public health risks
A recent study by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has revealed a startling public health threat: ...
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Population, distribution, growth and change
Globally, more than 4 billion people live in urban areas. This is projected to increase to more than 7 billion by 2050. Urbanisation rates are increasing rapidly in developing countries as people ...
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and by 2050 about 66 per cent of the world population will be living in cities. These megatrends have far-reaching implications. They affect economic development, employment, income distribution ...
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9.7 billion on Earth by 2050, but growth rate slowing, says new UN population report
The World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights, estimates that the next 30 years will see the global population add an extra 2 billion people to today's figure of 7.7 billion, and, by the end of ...