The shape of the world by 2100, (also: we are giving money away).

guardian:

Guardian.co.uk

What is the world’s population according to the latest UN estimates? See when it will hit 10 billion - and which countries are growing fastest with our interactive

Lots of population news in the world this week. Actually, do you have a population story idea? Because we (Pulitzer Center + National Geographic + NewsHour) want to fund your travel to make it happen (if it is awesome, like Ellen Knickmeyer’s work in North Africa).

The Coming Storm

longformorg:

What overcrowded and swelling Bangladesh can tell us about how the planet’s population, more than 1/3 of which live within 62 miles of a shoreline, will react to rising sea levels.

Don Belt 

For more super coverage of the challenges overcrowding and rising waters pose to Bangladesh check out our project Easy Like Water. Or watch this video:

There’s really no wrong choice.