The natural loss of population in 2010 was roughly 240, 000 while the total population was roughly 142, 000, 000.
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The natural loss in population (42, 500) was thus about 20% larger than it had been in the analogous period of 2012 (34, 900).
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This is the rate of natural population loss (as distinct from the overall total presented above), and as you can see there has been dramatic improvement.
Even the most optimistic of all observers, when confronted with over forty straight years of natural population loss, must recognize that Germany has an extraordinarily serious demographic problem.
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Compared to the analagous January-July period of 2011, the birth rate increased by 6.7%, the death rate decreased by 2.9%, and the rate of natural population loss plummeted by 60% (from 138, 000 in 2011 to just 57, 000 in 2012).
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The mountainous canton of Valais is often hit by natural disasters with heavy loss of life due to its topography.
That calamity would require no more liquid natural gas supply, loss of all imports via Belgium and Netherlands, and a loss of half of current UK production.
Science plays an important role in our response to global issues such as climate change, the hydrological cycle, biodiversity loss, natural hazards and human-induced disasters, population growth, land-use change, migration and urbanisation.
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Weight-loss procedures using natural orifices are under way in clinical trials.
The loss of the springs brought with it a loss of the natural filtration of soil and sand, however, so the Maya built their own primitive filtration systems, forcing their rainwater runoff through boxes of sand, the researchers found.
Superimposed on these global drivers we have the additional risks generated by climate change, biodiversity loss and the limits to natural resources.
The loss of Aceh's natural wealth would certainly be a major blow to the capital, Jakarta, which sits on the populous but resource-barren island of Java.
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Models have typically attributed half of the loss of ice to greenhouse gases and half to natural variations in the climate cycle.
Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) is expected to book a wider loss than a year ago when it reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, February 14, 2013 with analysts expecting a loss of 52 cents per share, down from a loss of 7 cents per share a year ago.
These call for a step change in efforts to halt the loss of biodiversity and restore the essential services that a healthy natural environment provides.
"The heavy losses caused by weather-related natural catastrophes in the U.S.A. showed that greater loss-prevention efforts are needed, " Munich Re board member Torsten Jeworrek said in a media release.
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It is very difficult for victims of natural disasters to recover from the destruction of their habitats, the sudden loss of loved ones, and their shattered plans for the future.
Meanwhile, the weaker yen means higher costs for rising imports of natural gas, which is priced in dollar terms, to help compensate for the loss of nuclear power generation capacity after most atomic power plants remain closed after the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan.
It could be an unexpected death in the family, a loss of a job, a debilitating disease or disability, a divorce, or a natural disaster.
Katrina was the worst natural disaster in US history, flooding 80% of New Orleans alone, and causing widespread devastation and loss of life.
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