Mastodawn

Shrinking states: are we on a path to depopulation? – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2025/sep/09/shrinking-states-are-we-on-a-path-to-depopulation-podcast #Population #Migration #Worldnews #Science #Europe #UKnews

Shrinking states: are we on a path to depopulation? – podcast

How should we be thinking about population decline? In episode one of a two-part series, Madeleine Finlay speaks to Dean Spears, assistant professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin, and to political demographer Dr Jennifer Sciubba, president and CEO of the Population Reference Bureau, to find out what has happened to global birth rates, and how governments are trying to prop them up

The Guardian

Global News Saskatoon 17h ago

Saskatchewan’s working population grows as labour force drops
In a recent report from Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's working population increased in August compared to July but saw a decrease in the labour force.
#labor #population #economics #Saskatchewan #Canada #Economy
https://globalnews.ca/news/11395970/saskatchewans-working-population-grows-labour-force-drops/

Global News Regina 17h ago

💧🌏 Greg Cocks 1d ago

Humanity Is Rapidly Depleting Water And Much Of The World Is Getting Drier
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https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-09-03/global-drying-groundwater-depletion
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https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx0298
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #GRACE #FO #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #hydrology #water #waterresources #mining #overpumping #groundwater #depletion #global #watermanagement #terrestrial #waterstorage #TWS #freshwater #availibility #drought #climatechange #agriculture #farming #continentaldrying #wateruse #population #residential #cost #economics #runoff #glacier #glacial #aquifer

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Ohmbudsman 1d ago

7️⃣ Greece
Athens unveils €1.6bn package to boost fertility rates, fight population decline. 🇬🇷
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/07/greece-announces-16bn-relief-package-population-decline
#Greece #Demographics #Population

Michael Martinez

1d ago

Why #Project2025 and #Trump administration policies have no hope of "making America great" whatsoever, according to Geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAAxdIwZAXs

#america #economics #population #jobs

Avoiding the Middle-Income Trap || Peter Zeihan

YouTube

Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋4d ago

🇮🇳 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 **India, China, Europe, and the United States are on very different population paths**

🔗 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/india-china-europe-and-the-united-states-are-on-very-different-population-paths.

#Data #DataViz #Statistics #Population #Demography #India #China #Europe #USA #US #UnitedStates

Alo Japan 4d ago

https://www.alojapan.com/1362517/births-in-japan-hit-new-record-low-in-first-half-of-2025-2/ Births in Japan Hit New Record Low in First Half of 2025 #birthrate #death #divorce #JapanTourism #marriage #Population #tourism Japan Data Society Sep 5, 2025 Japan recorded just 340,000 births in the first half of 2025, with the total at less than 400,000 for the fourth successive year. Preliminary demographic statistics released by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare show that Japan recorded 339,280 births from January to June 2025.

Japan 5d ago

Births in Japan Hit New Record Low in First Half of 2025

Japan Data Society Sep 5, 2025 Japan recorded just 340,000 births in the first half of 2025, with the total at less than 400,000 for the fourth successive year. Preliminary demographic statistics released by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfar…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #birthrate #death #divorce #Japanese #Japanesenews #marriage #news #Population
https://www.alojapan.com/1362191/births-in-japan-hit-new-record-low-in-first-half-of-2025/

American Naturaliﬆ 5d ago

How fast is too fast? Lee & McManus reveal ocean warming rate—not just magnitude—determines marine population survival. Cooler refuges & genetic diversity offer resilience, but only if warming doesn't outpace adaptation.

Now open access and ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/737022

#ocean #oceanWarming #marine #population #survival #geneticDiversity #adaptation