"After nearly two decades, Kamchatka recorded a net natural population growth instead of decline in 2007. However, in first half of 2008, the trend was reversed

"After nearly two decades, Kamchatka recorded a net natural population growth instead of decline in 2007. However, in first half of 2008, the trend was reversed and population decline was observed again, partly due to an increased mortality rate among the rural population." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamchatka_Krai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamchatka_Krai A person might start to wonder whether massive planetary poisoning is part of some plan ... a useful 'side-effect'.