The world population is growing at a rate that scientists have deemed unsustainable unless levels of consumption drastically decrease.

Estimated world population by year 2100. [1]

Wages in the US have increased this fiscal quarter by the lowest percentage since 1982.

A British photographer booked a photo shoot in Detroit’s Packard Plant, and he brought a tiger with him into the building. Mayor Duggan’s office approved the shoot. The tiger got loose. "People think it's OK to bring super dangerous animals into the city … because they think it's a cesspool and that they can do whatever [they] want," a local man who helped capture the tiger said.

Percent decrease of global tiger population in the last century. [4]

The Los Angeles homeless population has increased dramatically in the last few years.

Scientists say that California’s drought is being exacerbated by climate change, and that the Western US is headed for its driest period in 1,000 years.

Percent of the drought’s severity caused by climate change. [7]

The FDA has approved the drug Addyi, which is being branded as a female Viagra. Makers of the “pink pill” claim that it heightens female sexual desire.

The autopsy of Mansur Ball-Bey shows that the 18-year-old was fatally shot in the back by St. Louis police.

Number of Americans fatally shot by police in 2015 (as of August 27). [10]

Percent of those fatally shot that were black and unarmed. [11]

There was a series of fatal explosions in a Tianjin, China in a facility that handles hazardous materials. Several videos of the devastating explosions have went viral across the world.

Number of people confirmed dead from the blasts. [12]

The number of refugees seeking asylum across Europe has increased to the point of the UN declaring “the biggest refugee crisis since WWI.”

Number of refugee deaths so far in 2015. [13]

The Hamtramck Guerrilla Road Repair gofundme campaign has raised enough money to privately start repairing some of the most neglected roads in the pothole-stippled city.