Andrew Revkin

ProPublica

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Andy Revkin is a senior reporter for climate change at ProPublica. He formerly reported on the environment for the New York Times and wrote its Dot Earth blog. A former instructor at Pace University in New York, he is the author of The North Pole Was Here: Puzzles and Perils from the Top of the World.

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The  United Nations  says the world's population will reach seven billion sometime today, although the  US Census Bureau  says it'll happen sometime in March.

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The United Nations says the world's population will reach seven billion sometime today, although the US Census Bureau says it'll happen sometime in March.

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Although the  US Census Bureau  says it'll happen sometime in March, the United Nations says the world's population will reach  seven billion  sometime today, creating new challenges…

Can Planet Earth Handle Seven Billion People?

Although the US Census Bureau says it'll happen sometime in March, the United Nations says the world's population will reach seven billion sometime today, creating new challenges…

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