China's "one-child" policy has slowed population growth and brought prosperity to the nation of 1.3 billion, but it hasn't averted massive damage to the environment. The situation there shows how rising consumption and even modest rates of population growth magnify each other's impact on the planet, an issue of growing concern to scientists.
Learn more about population in the Los Angeles Times Series :http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/population/
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