World Crisis 2030 - "Perfect Storm"

I came across this report on the BBC website (source of most of my news) about how the world will face a major crisis in 2030 when "growing world population will create a 'perfect storm' of food, energy and water shortages. Call me callous, but if resources are low and the population is increasing, why do we continue to work to prevent global pandemics of Bird 'Flu and similar 'plagues'? Surely these 'natural disasters' are just Mother Earth's way of thinning out a 'pest'!

Your Friday posers are: -

1. What was stolen from the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster today in 1966?

   
   
2. Singer Lady GaGa (right) was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta today in 1986 and had a UK No 1 hit single with which song in January 2009?
   
   
3. Libby Riddles became the first woman to win what race today in 1985, taking just over 18 days?

Yesterday's Answers: 1. South Georgia; 2. Germany ; 3. Philip Roth