Earth reaches 7bn - But what is our effect?

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This is a rather remarkable infographic from the people at Discovery.com. From the word go, every fact has some kind of surprise element. For a start, just check out the weight of the entire population of ants, the birth rate around the world vs. the death rate per second, and perhaps more alarming, the population growth rate in Africa...