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Quilotoa 2d ago

TIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are.

https://lemmy.ca/post/62085022

TIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are. - Lemmy.ca

Lemmy

Of course there isn’t. There are 10 billion people on earth. I even disagree with myself on the matter.

PS: TIL too.

MonkRome 1d ago

Closer to 8 billion

ominous ocelot 1d ago

Just wait a few years. ;)

DeepSeaString 1d ago

There was a study last year saying that 8 billion could be super underestimating the world population.

…emergency.copernicus.eu/ruralPopDisclaimer.php

False. Well, it’s true there was that one study but it wasn’t accurate.

Global Human Settlement - Response to Láng-Ritter et al. (2025) claim - European Commission

The GHSL framework produces thematic information and evidence-based knowledge supporting the implementation of EU urban policy and the international frameworks.

Quilotoa 1d ago

8.3 billion people. But who’s counting?