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=Current Events related to: Population and Migration=

**Extreme Weather's Effect on Cities**
Article This article illustrates push and pull factors in migration to and from areas. Extreme weather patterns are major factors that people take into account when deciding whether to leave an area or head to another. For example, if your hometown is decimated by earthquakes every few years, there is a high probability that a push factor of that magnitude would make you want to leave the area. With the climate of our planet changing, it may be that future cities will be shaped by people's responses to increasingly common and varied extreme weather.

__Citation__ Webster, George. "Floods, Heat, Migration: How Extreme Weather Will Transform Cities - CNN.com." //CNN.com//. Web. 04 Jan. 2012. [].

**Global Growth Rate Slows**
Article As the global growth rate slows, the populations of Brazil, Russia, India, and China (collectively known as BRIC) are trending toward older populations. The number of people 65 and older will rise 496% to 295 million by 2020. The effects of this are far reaching, including lack of a young, trainable labor force and a large group of dependent elders that must be supported somehow. As the global growth rate continues to slow, people will be dealing with the effects of their changing populations for a long time to come.

__Citation__ News, Bloomberg. "Global Growth Slows to 3.9% as O’Neill Sees BRICs Diminished by Population - Bloomberg." //Bloomberg//. Web. 04 Jan. 2012. .

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