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{{TOC}}==Explanation==
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==Explanation==
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This comic uses the same strategy as comic [[715: Numbers]], in which [[Randall]] uses Google to search for phrases and then charts the results. This one is charted as a timeline, whereas 715 was charted as line graphs.
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It is a list of things predicted or announced by anyone at any time (the ones you see on Google search using "by the year..." or similar statements).
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This comic uses the same strategy as comic [[715: Numbers]], in which Randall uses Google to search for phrases and then charts the results. This one is charted as a timeline, whereas 715 was charted as line graphs.
  
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"2101 - War Was Beginning" is a reference to the opening narration of video game ''Zero Wing''; the same narration is famous for the internet meme "{{w|All your base are belong to us}}". As there are not any other out and out references in the comic, and the rest are actually results that you can find using Randall's methods, "War Was Beginning" was probably the only thing he got when he googled 2101 as well.
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"2101 - War Was Beginning" is a reference to the opening narration of video game ''Zero Wing''; the same narration is famous for the internet meme "{{w|All your base are belong to us}}". As there are not any other out and out references in the comic, and the rest are actually results that you can find if you search using Randall's methods, we're pretty sure "War Was Beginning" came up when he googled 2101 as well.
  
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Certain events in this comic, e.g., "Social Security stops running surplus", are repeated multiple times. Also, certain bizarre events, like "Apocalypse occurs", or "Flying cars reach market", happen before rather plausible things, like "'Big one' hits California". Certain events, like "Japan is a robot-only country" or "Gillette introduces 14-blade razor" may be related to the recurring theme [[605: Extrapolating]].
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Another point of this comic is that certain event, e.g. "Social Security stops running surplus", are repeated multiple times. Also, certain bizarre events, like "Apocalypse occurs", or "Flying cars reach market", happen before rather plausible things, like "HTML 5 Finished". Certain events, like "Japan is a robot-only country", may be related to a recurring theme in xkcd comics, including [[605: Extrapolating]].
  
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The title text is a reference to a reoccurring scaremonger theory that European people will become a minority or extinct as other ethnicities outbreed them. For maximum scaremongering they will claim this could happen in the near future, complete with extrapolated graphs. In the years since this comic was published these conspiracy theories have come to be known as "the great replacement" or "white genocide". Scaremongers are banking on the idea their target audience will [https://www.cjr.org/special_report/media-literacy-trump-fake-news.php rarely bother to fact check,] as analysis of their extrapolations usually reveals incorrect methodology [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUbxVfSqtt8 if not outright lies.]
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The title text is borne of a recurring "white people panic"; scaremongers will put in years of the very near future in order to get the panicked racist people to pay attention to them (without actually using valid or accepted scientific measurements to back up these claims; panicked racist people don't exactly fact-check very much), while level-headed sociologists will usually come up with more distant dates from their extrapolations.
  
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This comic has similar features to [[1413: Suddenly Popular]], [[1093: Forget]], and [[891: Movie Ages]].
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As for how accurate the Internet has been: The ONLY prediction to have come true as of January 2014 is the world population hitting the 7 billion mark. The United States is scheduled to remove the last of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, but the cynics in the audience may note that the government is usually lenient about these dates. And unless you count the Android phone platform, Linux shows absolutely no signs of winning back 50% of the operating system market in the next 12 months.
  
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==The predictions==
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From the top:
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{| class="wikitable"
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*World population: Ever since the advent of modern medicine and the more efficient agricultural processes developed suit the Industrial Revolution, the human population had been growing at an unprecedented rate. This has caused some people to worry about overpopulation, which would cause a scarcity of resources and overcrowding, and propose various solutions, most of which involve some form of eugenics. 7 billion is a landmark number because it is a multiple of 1 billion.
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*Flying cars: For decades, flying cars have been a staple of futuristic sci-fi and technological predictions. So far none of these predictions, which to tend to hover around 5-10 years from whatever the current date is, have not come true.
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*Canada cuts greenhouse admissions: Currently, the Earth is experiencing an unprecedented period of warming we call global warming, caused in part by greenhouse admissions, which are gases that help trap heat in the atmosphere. Countries have repeatedly gotten together and promised to stop emitting greenhouse gases, but so far they have failed to meet their targets.
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*Apocalypse occurs: This is in reference to the popular film 2012, which portrays the world ending December 22, 2012, using the end of a cycle of the Mayan calendar as a basis for predicting the end of the world. Some people took this rather more seriously, and actually believed that the world would end on this date. It didn't.
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*National debt paid off: For years, the subject of national debt has been a political point of contention, with the Republicans typically favoring paying it all off, and the Democrats more willing to spend to pull the country out of recessions in the economy. Clinton, a democrat, at one point proposed paying off the debt by 2015: http://money.cnn.com/1999/06/28/economy/clinton/
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*Microchipping Americans: Microchips are small computer chips, typically embedded in pets in case they get lost, that contain information about the pet. Some, more irrational, people worry about the government microchipping everyone in an effort to monitor their activities.
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*Homlessness ended in MA: Homelessness has been a persistent problem in societies all over the world for centuries. It is unclear why Massachusetts specifically would end homelessness--Massachusetts is a more Democratic and wealthier state than others, but not particular initiatives have been started there to end homelessness.
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*Health care reform law repealed: A health care reform law, popularly known as Obamacare, was signed into law in 2010. Ever since, many Republicans have tried their utmost to repeal it, disliking the idea that government should provide and require healthcare.
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==Transcript==
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:<big>'''THE FUTURE'''</big>
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:'''According to Google search results'''
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:Events for each year determined by the first page of Google search results for the phrases:
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::{|
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|<small>"By <year>"</small>
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|<small>"In year"</small>
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|<small>"By the year <year>"</small>
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|<small>"In the year <year>"</small>
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|-
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|<small>"Will * by the year <year>"</small>
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|<small>"Will * in the year <year>"</small>
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|-
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|<small>"In <year>, * will"</small>
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|<small>"By <year>, * will"</small>
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|}
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:{|
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|rowspan="4" width="50px" valign="top"|2012
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|World population reaches 7 billion
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|Flying cars reach market
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|Canada cuts greenhouse emissions to 6% below 1990 levels as per Kyoto
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|Apocalypse occurs
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|rowspan="4" valign="top"|2013
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|National debt paid off through President Clinton's plans
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|Microchipping of all Americans begins
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|Homelessness ended in Massachusetts
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|Health care reform law repealed
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|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2014
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|US leaves Afghanistan
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|GNU/Linux becomes dominant OS
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|-
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|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2015
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|New Horizons reaches Pluto
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|Health care law causes hyperinflation
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|192 UN member nations achieve millennium development goals:
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*Extreme poverty and hunger eradicated
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*Universal primary education implemented
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*Women empowered, gender equality reached
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*Environmental stability ensured
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|-
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|rowspan="4" valign="top"|2016
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|Baby boomers begin turning 65
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|Android takes 38% of the smartphone market
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|Android takes 45% of the smartphone market
 
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! Year
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|Windows Phone overtakes iOS in smartphones
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! Prediction
 
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! Further Details
 
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! Outcome
 
 
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| rowspan="4"| 2012
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|rowspan="5" valign="top"|2017
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| World population
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|China completes unmanned Lunar sample-return mission
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| Ever since the advent of modern medicine and the more efficient agricultural processes developed since the Industrial Revolution, the human population had been growing at an unprecedented rate. This has caused some people to {{w|Human overpopulation|worry about overpopulation}}, which would cause a scarcity of resources and overcrowding, and propose various solutions, most of which involve some form of eugenics. 7 billion is a landmark number because it is a multiple of 1 billion.
 
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| Close; Earth reached 7 billion in late 2011.
 
 
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| Flying cars
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|Social Security stops running surplus
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| For decades, flying cars have been a staple of futuristic sci-fi and technological predictions. So far very few of these predictions, which to tend to hover around 5–10 years from whatever the current date is, have come true.
 
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| Too early; a flying car was first demonstrated in July 2021.{{Actual citation needed}} You could argue that helicopters count as flying cars, but these are not affordable{{citation needed}} and hence not widely used by the general public.
 
 
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| Canada cuts greenhouse emissions
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|US budget balanced
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| Currently, the Earth is experiencing an unprecedented period of warming we call global warming, caused in part by greenhouse emissions, which are gases that help trap heat in the atmosphere. Countries have repeatedly gotten together and promised to stop emitting greenhouse gases, but so far they have failed to meet their targets.
 
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| False. Canada withdrew from the Kyoto treaty in late 2011, and its emissions in 2012 were 18% ''above'' 1990 levels (though its population had grown 26% and its GDP had grown 67% in that period).
 
 
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| Apocalypse occurs
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|Newspapers become obsolete and die out
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| The end of a cycle of the Mayan calendar on December 22, 2012 has been used in popular culture as a basis for predicting the end of the world. Amongst other things, this included the film '2012'. Some people took this rather more seriously, and actually believed that the world would end on this date.
 
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| False.{{Citation needed}}
 
 
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| rowspan="4"| 2013
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|Cosmetic surgery doubles
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| National debt paid off
 
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| For years, the subject of national debt (in the USA) has been a political point of contention.  While both parties theoretically support reducing the debt or paying it off entirely, Democrats are more willing to spend to pull the country out of recessions in the economy and Republicans to cut taxes. The last time that spending did not exceed revenue begin under Clinton, a Democrat, and ended after George W. Bush, a Republican, said that this amounted to taxpayers being "overcharged" and taxes were lowered, followed by the Great Recession.  Clinton at one point proposed [https://money.cnn.com/1999/06/28/economy/clinton/ paying off the debt by 2015].
 
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| False.
 
 
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| Microchipping Americans
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|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2018
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| Microchips are small computer chips, typically embedded in pets in case they get lost, that contain information about the pet. Some, more paranoid, people worry about the government microchipping everyone in an effort to monitor their activities.
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|Social Security stops running surplus
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| False, although RFID implants do exist.
 
 
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| Homelessness ended in MA
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|Jesus returns to Earth
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| In 2008, the Commission To End Homelessness in Massachusetts, under Governor Deval Patrick, proposed a plan to all but eliminate homelessness over the next five years (hence the 2013 end-date on the comic).
 
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| False.
 
 
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| Health care reform law repealed
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|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2019
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| A health care reform law, popularly known as Obamacare, was signed into law in 2010. Ever since, many Republicans have tried (in vain) to repeal it, disliking the idea that government should provide and require healthcare. However, President [[Joe Biden]] has stated to restore Obamacare.
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|Social Security stops running surplus
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| Too early; almost repealed in 2017.
 
 
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| rowspan="2"| 2014
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|Every baby has genes mapped at birth
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| US leaves Afghanistan
 
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| After the {{w|September 11 attacks|terrorist attack}} on the {{w|World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center}} (WTC) in New York on September 11, 2001, the United States invaded Afghanistan, which at the time allegedly hosted the headquarters of al-Qaeda, the terrorist organization behind the attacks. The war has gone on since then, with the public growing increasingly tired of it. Public support then favoured a withdrawal, but for military and logistical reasons, the government could not simply move all the US troops in Afghanistan to their home. Therefore, the government promised to eventually withdraw all troops, initially planned to do so by the end of 2014.
 
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| Too early; the remaining US troops [https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/afghanistan-afghan-troops-struggle-to-replace-americans-at-key-bagram-air-base-2480356 left Afghanistan in June 2021.]
 
 
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| GNU/Linux dominant OS
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|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2020
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| An operating system, or OS, is the software that forms the structure in which applications on you computer function. Some typical OSs include Mac OS X, Windows 10, and Linux. The first two of those three are commercial products, sold as a copy by a company. The last is an open-source OS, one that anyone can download and modify free. Typically, open-source software is used by a small number of socially conscious people.
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|Solar power becomes cheaper than fossil fuels
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| False, although Linux-based Android dominated phones since 2011.
 
 
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| rowspan="3"| 2015
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|Keyboards and mice become obsolete
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| New Horizon reaches Pluto
 
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| The New Horizon spacecraft is a U.S. space mission designed to go to Pluto and take photographs, collect samples, etc.
 
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| True. [https://pluto.jhuapl.edu It reached Pluto on July 14, 2015].
 
 
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| Healthcare law causes hyperinflation
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|New Tappan Zee bridge constructed
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| The National Inflation Association warned that the [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-bill-to-cause-us-hyperinflation-by-2015-88711032.html healthcare bill would cause U.S. hyperinflation by 2015.]
 
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| False.
 
 
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| Millennium development goals achieved
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|rowspan="4" valign="top"|2021
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| {{w|Millennium Development Goals}}
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|US debt reaches 97% of GDP
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| False.
 
 
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| rowspan="3"| 2016
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|US unemployment falls to 2.8%
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| Baby boomers begin turning 65
 
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| {{w|Baby boomers}} are individuals conceived in the years following World War Two, roughly defined as those born from 1946-1959. This isn't so much a prediction as basic math; if you were born in 1946, you turned 65 in 2011.
 
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| True.
 
 
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| Android takes 38%/45% of market share
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|Restored caliphate unifies Middle East
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| {{w|Android (operating system)|Android}} is a popular operating system for smartphones and tablets, created by Google. Market share is the percentage of all devices that use the product, in this case the Android operating system. These entries together are humorous because they cannot both happen at the same time.
 
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| Too late; passed these marks in 2010. {{w|Android OS}}'s [https://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp market share was already 84.4% as of the third quarter of 2014,] showing that both estimates were overly conservative.
 
 
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| Windows phone overtakes iOS
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|Lake Mead evaporates
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| {{w|iOS}} is the operating system used by Apple iPhones. At the time of the comic, Apple's mobile OS is much more popular than Microsoft's. The article Randall found predicts that the tables will turn. However, Windows Phone was discontinued in 2017, with support for the last version (Windows Phone 10) ending on December 10, 2019.
 
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| False.
 
 
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| rowspan="5"| 2017
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|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2022
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| China completes lunar mission
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|Kilimanjaro snow-free
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| The {{w|Chinese space program}} has plans for extraterrestrial exploration, including a manned mission to the moon.
 
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| False. The first sample-return mission was completed in November 2020.
 
 
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| Social Security stops running surplus
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|HTML 5 finished
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| The first of many predictions about the United States {{w|Social Security (United States)|Social Security}} trust fund program, all predicting its decline due to a variety of factors.
 
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| Too early. Occurred in 2021.
 
 
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| US budget balanced
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|Newspapers become obsolete and die out
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| The {{w|United States federal budget}} outlines how much the US government spends on what in a given fiscal year. The budget is not required to be balanced, and so often more money is spent than is earned in revenue, causing the national debt to rise.
 
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| False. Still pretty negative.
 
 
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| Newspapers become obsolete and die out
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|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2023
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| The increasing popularity of internet media and mobile devices has caused a steady decline in the popularity of print media.
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|Jesus returns to Earth (again)
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| False. Though newspapers are in decline, they are certainly not obsolete as of 2017, or 2022, for that matter.
 
 
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| Cosmetic surgery doubles
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|US debt passes 100% of GDP
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| {{w|Cosmetic Surgery}}
 
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| False. According to the ASPS (American Society of Plastic Surgeons), 1.6 million cosmetic surgeries were performed in 2011, while 1.8 million were performed in 2017, an increase of only 0.2 million.
 
 
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| rowspan="2"| 2018
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|All unprotected ancient forests gone from Pacific Northwest
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| Social Security stops running surplus
 
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| {{w|Social Security (United States)|Social Security}} again.
 
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| Still too early.
 
 
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| Jesus returns to Earth
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|rowspan="5" valign="top"|2024
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| A number of Christians have attempted to predict the return of Christ (a.k.a. the {{w|second coming}} or the rapture) using clues from The Bible, even though the Bible and other religious texts says that "no man can know the date" and that it would be within the lifetime of some who witnessed Jesus's first appearance. Several predicted dates have come and gone.
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|Atlantis begins to reappear
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| False.
 
 
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| rowspan="2"| 2019
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|Orangutans extinct in wild
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| Social Security stops running surplus
 
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| {{w|Social Security (United States)|Social Security}} again.
 
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| Still too early.
 
 
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| Every baby has genes mapped at birth
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|China lands men and women on the moon
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| {{w|Gene Mapping}}
 
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| False.
 
 
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| rowspan="3"| 2020
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|NASA sets up permanent moon base
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| Solar power becomes cheaper than fossil fuels
 
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| Scientists estimate that more than half of the {{w|fossil fuels}} in existence have already been found and that fossil fuel production will begin to decline due to the scarcity, causing prices to increase. At the same time, improvements in {{w|Solar Power|solar technology}} are causing the prices for solar energy to steadily decrease.
 
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| True, though only in {{w|Cost of electricity by source#Recent_global_studies|certain cases}}.
 
 
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| Keyboards and mice become obsolete
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|Female professionals pass males in pay
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| {{w|Computer input device|Computer input devices}} are beginning to adopt other inputs, such as trackpads, voice commands, touch screens, and eye tracking. While touch screens in particular are gaining widespread use with the rise of smartphones and tablets, as of 2022 desktop computers that use mice are still fairly common. And while voice-to-text has greatly improved, it still doesn't have the accuracy to replace typing. None of the other text inputs are as fast as a keyboard, and none are suitable for writing program code.
 
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| False. While touchscreen devices ''are'' increasingly common, desktop computers are still very much in use. Mice continue to be used alongside touchscreens and trackpads, and keyboards remain the dominant method of writing on computers.
 
 
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| New Tappan Zee bridge constructed
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|rowspan="4" valign="top"|2025
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| A {{w|Tappan_Zee_Bridge#Replacement_bridge|replacement bridge}} was announced in 2008.
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|World population reaches 8 billion
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| Too late; completed in 2017.
 
 
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| rowspan="4"| 2021
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|Two billion people face water shortages
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| US debt reaches 97% of GDP
 
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| {{w|US Debt}}
 
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| Too late; reached in 2011.
 
 
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| US unemployment falls to 2.8%
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|62 MPG cars introduced
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| {{w|Unemployment in the United States}}
 
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| False: because of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment has actually ''increased''.
 
 
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| Restored caliphate unifies Middle East
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|US power fades
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| A {{w|caliphate}} is a form of {{w|Islam|Islamic}} political-religious leadership, centred around a Caliph, or successor to the prophet {{w|Muhammad}}. This may be foreshadowing of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which has as its goal the creation of a restored caliphate.
 
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| False.
 
 
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| Lake Mead evaporates
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|rowspan="5" valign="top"|2026
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| Formed by the {{w|Hoover Dam}} on the {{w|Colorado River}}, {{w|Lake Mead}} is the largest reservoir in the United States (measured by maximum capacity). It hasn't reached its capacity since 1983, due to drought and increased demand for water. This is linked to {{w|global warming}}.
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|Atlantis emerges completely
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| False, although water levels continue to fall.
 
 
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| rowspan="3"| 2022
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|Rock Bands die out
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| Kilimanjaro snow-free
 
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| At 5,895 metres, {{w|Kilimanjaro}} is the highest mountain in {{w|Africa}}, and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Around 85% of its ice cover disappeared between 1912 and 2011, and it continues to recede.
 
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| False.
 
 
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| HTML 5 finished
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|US debt paid off
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| The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) began work on {{w|HTML 5}} in 2004.
 
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| Too late; 5.0 specification released in 2014, but incremental updates continue.
 
 
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| Newspapers become obsolete and die out
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|Car accidents cease
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| This is the second time this prediction has appeared.
 
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| rowspan="3"| 2023
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|West coast falls into ocean
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| Jesus returns to Earth (again)
 
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| Again.
 
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| False.
 
 
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| US debt passes 100% of GDP
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|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2027
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| This references the common fear that {{w|US Debt}} will exceed GDP, possibly causing {{w|Economic bubble|economic turmoil}}.
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|Japan introduces new fastest Maglev train
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| Too late; reached in 2012.
 
 
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| All unprotected ancient forests gone from Pacific Northwest
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|Lyndon Larouche-planned Mars colony is established
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| Likely due to a combination of wildfire and {{w|deforestation}}.
 
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| False.
 
 
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| rowspan="5"| 2024
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|Social Security stops running surplus
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| Atlantis begins to reappear
 
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| {{w|Atlantis}} is the name of a fictional/hypothetical island, which is supposed to have been lost beneath the sea. It's not clear why ''rising'' sea level would make it reappear.
 
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| Orangutans extinct in wild
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|rowspan="4" valign="top"|2028
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| {{w|Orangutan|Orangutans}} are a species of great ape, currently classed as an {{w|endangered species}}, and found only in the {{w|Rainforest|rainforests}} of {{w|Borneo}} and {{w|Sumatra}}.
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|Tobacco outlawed
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| China lands men and women on the moon
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|40% of coral reefs gone
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| The {{w|Chinese space program}} has plans for extraterrestrial exploration, including a manned mission to the moon.
 
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| False; the Chinese government planned a manned mission to the moon for the 2030s.
 
 
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| NASA sets up permanent moon base
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|US debt paid off
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| There has been a lot of hype recently about finally returning to the moon, vis-a-vis Orion.
 
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| Female professionals pass males in pay
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|Social Security stops running surplus
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| There are two possible explanations for this entry: Either it's fear-mongering from misogynists or, more probably, an erroneous extrapolation from the current rate at which female incomes are catching up to male incomes.
 
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| rowspan="4"| 2025
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|rowspan="4" valign="top"|2029
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| World population reaches 8 billion
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|Social Security trust fund exhausted
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| Given current rates, it seems unlikely it will take this long to hit 8 billion, but advances in birth control options and especially their availability in developing nations may slow the current rate considerably.
 
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| Too late..? This number was reached in late 2022. Hopefully there won't be a reason for the number to suddenly plummet in 2025.
 
 
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| Two billion people face water shortages
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|Computers pass the Turing test
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| https://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/28-01-2008/103693-water_crisis-0/
 
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| 62 MPG cars introduced
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|Aging reversed
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| 62 miles per gallon, ~3.8 L/100km. 62 MPG is a very good mileage rate at today's standard, even though [https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5231050&page=1 some cars can be driven carefully so as to attain over 100 MPG].
 
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| US power fades
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|Wikipedia reaches 30 Million articles
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| https://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-us-power-will-fade-by-2025/
 
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| Hard to know what the precise metric for this would be.
 
 
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| rowspan="5"| 2026
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|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2030
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| Atlantis emerges completely
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|Half of Amazon rain forest lost to logging
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| {{w|Atlantis}} is the name of a fictional/hypothetical island, which is supposed to have been lost beneath the sea. It seems that it has taken 2 years for it to emerge completely.
 
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| Rock Bands die out
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|Cancer deaths double from 2008 levels
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| https://bestbands.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/rock-bands-to-die-out-by-2026/
 
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| US debt paid off
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|Arctic ice-free in summer
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| [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/business/27view.html It’s 2026, and the Debt Is Due.]
 
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| Car accidents cease
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|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2031
−
| Presumably, cars will be fully automated and able to pilot themselves at this point and will have fail-safes that prevent collisions currently attributed to user error. Car accidents will always be possible, however, due to mechanical and electrical failures.
+
|Computers controlled by thought
−
|  
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| West coast falls into ocean
+
|Realtors replaced by technology
−
| Most likely due to {{w|San_Andreas_Fault#The_next_.22Big_One.22|a significant seismic event}}.
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2027
+
|Social Security trust fund exhausted
−
| Japan introduces new fastest Maglev train
 
−
| Japan's railway systems are famous for their "bullet trains", or {{w|Shinkansen}}. The Chūō Shinkansen is planned to be opened in this year.
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Lyndon Larouche-planned Mars colony is established
+
|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2032
−
| https://totse.mattfast1.com/en/technology/space_astronomy_nasa/moonmars.html
+
|"Big One" hits San Francisco
−
|  
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Social Security stops running surplus
+
|US elects first married lesbian President
−
| {{w|Social Security (United States)|Social Security}} again.
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="4"| 2028
+
|Entire world converted to Christianity
−
| Tobacco outlawed
 
−
| Tobacco products (cigarettes and chewing tobacco) have become more and more taboo in modern culture, with most public places and private businesses forbidding their use indoors and near places children congregate.
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 40% of coral reefs gone
+
|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2033
−
| Many factors have been attributed to the decline of {{w|Coral_reef#Threats|coral reefs}}, including mining, over fishing, and rising ocean tempteratures.
+
|Kilimanjaro ice disappears
−
|  
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| US debt paid off
+
|India becomes superpower
−
| {{w|US Debt}}
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Social Security stops running surplus
+
|Europe reaches Mars
−
| {{w|Social Security (United States)|Social Security}} again
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="4"| 2029
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2034
−
| Social Security trust fund exhausted
+
|US diabetes cases double, treatment costs triple
−
| The next stage of the collapse of {{w|Social Security (United States)|Social Security}}. After years of deficits deplete the trust fund, the program will only be able to pay out as much in benefits as it takes in each year.
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Computers pass the Turing test
+
|US builds autonomous robot army
−
| It is no coincidence that 2029 is the timeline for Terminator Movies.
 
−
| Some computer programs already clear the Turing Test about 30% of the time.
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Aging reversed
+
|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2035
−
| [https://www.zdnet.com/article/manhattan-beach-project-to-reverse-aging-by-2029/ Manhattan Beach Project to reverse aging by 2029]
+
|80% of America's energy comes from renewable sources
−
|  
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Wikipedia reaches 30 million articles
+
|Himalayan glaciers down 80% in size
−
|
 
−
| As of 1 November 2021, Wikipedia has over [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias#Grand_Total 57.6 million total articles], if all languages are included. The source being cited may have meant the English language Wikipedia, which has only {{w|Special:Statistics|6.5 million articles}}.
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2030
+
|Arctic sea lane opens
−
| Half of Amazon rain forest lost to logging
 
−
| WWF press release - [https://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/climate-change-speeds-up-amazon-s-destruction-says-wwf Climate Change Speeds Up Amazon’s Destruction] referring to a report on the [https://assets.panda.org/downloads/amazonas_eng_04_12b_web.pdf Amazon's vicious cycles].
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Cancer deaths double from 2008 levels
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2036
−
| From the [https://www.cancer.org/myacs/newengland/global-cancer-burden-to-double-by-2030 Global Cancer Burden to Nearly Double by 2030] article about the article from page 37 of [https://www.cancer.org/research/cancerfactsfigures/globalcancerfactsfigures/global-facts-figures-2nd-ed Global Cancer Facts & Figures 2nd edition].
+
|80% of US has access to high-speed rail
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Arctic ice-free in summer
+
|Asteroid Apophis misses/hits Earth
−
| https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/10/091015-arctic-ice-free-gone-video-ap.html
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2031
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2037
−
| Computers controlled by thought
+
|Arctic ice-free in September
−
| https://www.gizmag.com/future-mobile-technology/17554/
 
−
| As of 2017, this is {{w|Brain–computer interface|already possible}}, but still not used in any mass available devices as of 2022.
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Realtors replaced by technology
+
|Social Security trust fund exhausted
−
| https://agbeat.com/editorials/will-realtors-be-replaced-by-technology-by-the-year-2031/
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Social Security trust fund exhausted
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2038
−
| https://crfb.org/blogs/cbo-95-percent-confident-social-security-trust-fund-runs-out-25-years
+
|32-bit timestamps roll over, causing Y2K-level chaos
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2032
+
|"Big One" hits California
−
| "Big One" hits San Francisco
 
−
| {{w|San Franscisco}} is located on the {{w|San Andreas Fault}}, which is predicted to produce a magnitude 7+ earthquake in the 'near future'. This event is referred to as {{w|San_Andreas_Fault#The_next_.22Big_One.22|"The Big One"}}.
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| US elects first married lesbian President
+
|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2039
−
| https://4chandata.org/g/In-what-major-ways-do-you-think-the-world-of-2032-will-be-different-from-that-of-today-a20155
+
|US population hits 400 Million
−
|  
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Entire world converted to Christianity
+
|Severe heat waves become commonplace
−
| https://www.goddiscussion.com/38920/christian-domininionsts-to-take-over-the-world-by-2032/
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2033
+
|Scientology becomes majority religion in US
−
| Kilimanjaro ice disappears
 
−
| https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/02/idUSL2210825
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| India becomes superpower
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2040
−
| https://www.facebook.com/pages/India-A-SuperPower-by-2033/151177191568098
+
|Arctic summers ice-free
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Europe reaches Mars
+
|Nanotechnology makes humans immortal
−
| [https://www.spacedaily.com/news/esa-general-03zb.html Specifically, a manned European mission]. ESA's {{w|Mars Express}} probe landed in 2003.
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2034
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2041
−
| US diabetes cases double, treatment costs triple
+
|Social Security trust fund exhausted
−
| [https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/27/us-diabetes-usa-costs-idUSTRE5AQ0C220091127 U.S. diabetes cases to double, costs triple by 2034]
 
−
|  
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| US builds autonomous robot army
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2042
−
| The concept of robots built for military service is another common element of science fiction stories. [https://www.aos-inc.com/index.php/medialias/press-releases?id=112 Unmanned Systems] article, about the [https://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA522247 2009-2034 Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap] publication ([https://www.amazon.com/2009-Unmanned-Integrated-Aircraft-Technologies-ebook/dp/B0047743A0 details at Amazon]).
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2035
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2043
−
| 80% of America's energy comes from renewable sources
+
|World population passes 9 Billion
−
| From fact sheet on Obama's [https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/25/fact-sheet-state-union-president-obamas-plan-win-future State of the Union.]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Himalayan glaciers down 80% in size
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2044
−
| From an IPCC report on [https://web.archive.org/web/20100116132657/https://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg2/en/ch10s10-6-2.html The Himalayan glaciers] that has been analysed in quite some depth. See for example detailed article on an [https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2010/02/anatomy-of-ipccs-himalayan-glacier-year-2035-mess/ anatomy of IPCC’s mistake].
+
|Mankind genetically engineered to be happy
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Arctic sea lane opens
+
|Childhood obesity reaches 100%
−
| [https://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/730ef8fe-27e1-11e0-8abc-00144feab49a.html#axzz3OBgEHYNY Arctic sea lane could open by 2035]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2036
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2045
−
| 80% of US has access to high-speed rail
+
|Humans and machines merge
−
| [https://www.wnyc.org/story/284946-obama-80-percent-of-americans-should-have-access-to-high-speed-rail-by-2036/ Obama: 80 Percent of Americans Should Have Access to High Speed Rail By 2036]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Asteroid Apophis misses/hits Earth
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2046
−
| 99942 Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a probability of up to 2.7% that it would hit Earth on April 13, 2029.
+
|World's natural resources depleted
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2037
+
|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2047
−
| Arctic ice-free in September
+
|World ruled by banks and corporations
−
| {{w|Arctic sea ice decline}}
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Social Security trust fund exhausted
+
|Tobacco industry fails
−
| {{w|Social Security (United States)|Social Security}}
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2038
+
|US begins using autonomous attack drones
−
| 32-bit timestamps roll over, causing Y2K-level chaos
 
−
| On 03:14:07 UTC on 19 January 2038, the value of time_t rolls over, that is it will return to zero.  time_t is a computing standard measurement of time; it is a count of the number of seconds since 00:00:00 UTC on 1 January 1970.  time_t is used by most computer systems to store date and time information.  It is recommended that new software should convert to a 64 bit time_t; indeed, most operating systems designed to run on 64-bit hardware already use signed 64-bit time_t integers. This would give an epoch of 15:30:08 UTC on 4 December 292,277,026,596 (292 billion years away).  Of course, legacy systems may not be upgradable so action taken now should prevent this becoming a problem closer to 2038...
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| "Big One" hits California
+
|rowspan="4" valign="top"|2048
−
| [https://www.presstelegram.com/technology/20080414/the-big-one-likely-to-hit-by-2038 `The big one' likely to hit by 2038]
+
|Salt-water fish extinct from overfishing
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2039
+
|Unisex bathing suits cover body from shoulder to ankle
−
| US population hits 400 Million
 
−
| [https://www.prb.org/Publications/Articles/2008/us400million.aspx U.S. Population Projected to Hit 400 Million in 2039]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Severe heat waves become commonplace
+
|Entire US population overweight
−
| [https://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/july/extreme-heat-study-070810.html Heat waves and extremely high temperatures could be commonplace in the U.S. by 2039, Stanford study finds]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Scientology becomes majority religion in US
+
|US begins using autonomous attack drones
−
| [https://home.snafu.de/tilman/2039.html Essay: Scientology in the year 2039]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2040
+
|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2049
−
| Arctic summers ice-free
+
|$1.000 computer exceeds computational ability of humanity
−
| [https://www.livescience.com/9419-arctic-summer-ice-free-2040.html Arctic Summer Could be Ice-Free by 2040]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Nanotechnology makes humans immortal
+
|Singularity occurs
−
| [https://www.computerworld.com/article/2528330/app-development/nanotech-could-make-humans-immortal-by-2040--futurist-says.html Nanotech could make humans immortal by 2040, futurist says]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2041
+
|Fishing industry collapses
−
| Social Security trust fund exhausted
 
−
| {{w|Social Security (United States)|Social Security}}
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2043
+
|rowspan="5" valign="top"|2050
−
| World population passes 9 Billion
+
|80% of Earth's population lives in urban centers
−
| {{w|Population growth}}
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2044
+
|China controls space
−
| Mankind genetically engineered to be happy
 
−
| Premise of the movie [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1363468/ Zenith] - further details are in the [https://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/esearch/e3i25130cd57f1590bda4527c098ac85b01 film review for Zenith.]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Childhood obesity reaches 100%
+
|Sex with robots possible
−
| [https://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=11414 100-Percent Childhood Obesity Predicted by 2044]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2045
+
|Cars banned from European cities
−
| Humans and machines merge
 
−
| {{w|Ray Kurzweil}} predicts of a 'singularity' which will lead to a race of super intelligent beings.
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2046
+
|One million species extinct from climate change
−
| World's natural resources depleted
 
−
| [https://raphaelvanlaer.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/peak-uncertainty-when-will-we-run-out-of-fossil-fuels/ Peak uncertainty, when will we run out of fossil fuels?]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2047
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2051
−
| World ruled by banks and corporations
+
|Atmosphere escapes into space
−
| [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Future-Schlock-2047-RM-Krakoff-ebook/dp/B0039IT37Q Future Schlock - the story of a world turned upside down in 2047]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Tobacco industry fails
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2052
−
| [https://www.news.wisc.edu/16857 Experts: Big Tobacco dead by 2047, possibly sooner]
+
|Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security spending exceed total US revenue
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| US begins using autonomous attack drones
+
|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2053
−
| [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/aug/22/us-air-force-drones-pilots-afghanistan US Air Force prepares drones to end era of fighter pilots]
+
|US budget balanced
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2048
+
|Majority of Americans in prison
−
| Salt-water fish extinct from overfishing
 
−
| WWF report on [https://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/problems/problems_fishing/ unsustainable fishing.]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Unisex bathing suits cover body from shoulder to ankle
+
|Cars driven by dogs
−
| [https://future.wikia.com/wiki/RyansWorld:_Bathing_Suits_of_the_Future RyansWorld: Bathing Suits of the Future]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Entire US population overweight
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2054
−
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20090321075605/https://thestatsblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/scientists-say-thin-people-face-extinction-in-united-states-everyone-will-be-overweight-by-2048-%E2%80%93-and-less-smart Scientists Say Thin People Face Extinction in United States: Everyone Will Be Overweight by 2048 – And Less Smart (archive)]
+
|Hunger becomes unimaginable global problem
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2049
+
|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2055
−
| $1,000 computer exceeds computational ability of humanity
+
|Atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> doubled
−
| [https://www.americanbar.org/content/newsletter/publications/technology_e_report_home/2007_may_technotes.html TechNotes: Trends in Technology]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Singularity occurs
+
|Oil runs out
−
| [https://www.prismdecision.com/the-singularity-is-near The Singularity Is Near]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Fishing industry collapses
+
|Copper, tin, lead, gold, and nickel all exhausted
−
| This tends to happen when your food-stock is extinct{{citation needed}} - see WWF report on [https://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/problems/problems_fishing/ unsustainable fishing.]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="5"| 2050
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2056
−
| 80% of Earth's population lives in urban centers
+
|RFID-tagged driverless cars
−
| [https://infochangeindia.org/population/books-a-reports/80-of-world-population-will-soon-be-in-urban-areas.html 80% of world population will soon be in urban areas]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| China controls space
+
|Robots given same rights as humans
−
| [https://books.google.com/books?id=op851Uf99LQC&dq=China+controls+space+2050&source=gbs_navlinks_s Space Science & Technology in China: A Roadmap to 2050]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Sex with robots possible
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2057
−
| [https://www.livescience.com/1951-forecast-sex-marriage-robots-2050.html Forecast: Sex and Marriage with Robots by 2050]
+
|150 Japanese settlers on Mars
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Cars banned from European cities
+
|Colorado River runs dry
−
| [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8411336/EU-to-ban-cars-from-cities-by-2050.html EU to ban cars from cities by 2050]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| One million species extinct from climate change
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2058
−
| [https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/01/0107_040107_extinction.html By 2050 Warming to Doom Million Species, Study Says]
+
|Smoking ends in New Zealand
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2051
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2059
−
| Atmosphere escapes into space
+
|Humans have domesticated robots
−
| [https://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-outdoor-photos/255705-have-you-ever-seen-fallstreak-hole.html Conspiracy theory] relating to {{w|Fallstreak hole}} or hole punch clouds.
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2052
+
|rowspan="4" valign="top"|2060
−
| Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security spending exceed total US revenue
+
|Human race lives in peace
−
| {{w|Social Security (United States)|Social Security}}
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2053
+
|Extreme droughts across much of Earth
−
| US budget balanced
 
−
| [https://crfb.org/blogs/omb-releases-long-term-projections-fy2015-budget-proposal OMB releases long-term projections for the FY2015 budget proposal]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Majority of Americans in prison
+
|Global temperature rise reaches 4°C
−
| [https://articles.philly.com/1992-06-14/news/26032105_1_prison-officials-prison-time-prison-commissioners 'Beyond Bricks And Bars' As Jails Overflow, The Lock-'em-up Credo Is Drawing Unlikely Criticism - From Prison Officials Themselves]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Cars driven by dogs
+
|Oil runs out again
−
|
 
−
| This has [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWAK0J8Uhzk already occurred] in 2012! However, it is not as widespread as the prediction may be implying.
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2054
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2061
−
| Hunger becomes unimaginable global problem
+
|Halley's comet returns
−
| [https://www.albionmonitor.com/0403a/earth2054.html Hunger Could Be 'Unimaginable' Global Problem By 2054]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2055
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2062
−
| Atmospheric CO2 doubled
+
|Uganda hosts World Cup
−
| [https://cmi.princeton.edu/wedges/flash_intro.php Carbon Mitigation Initiative: Stabilization Wedges]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Oil runs out
+
|The Jetsons
−
| [https://raphaelvanlaer.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/peak-uncertainty-when-will-we-run-out-of-fossil-fuels/ Peak uncertainty, when will we run out of fossil fuels?]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Copper, tin, lead, gold, and nickel all exhausted
+
|rowspan="4" valign="top"|2063
−
| [https://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/environment/5-valuable-metals-that-could-vanish-by-2055 5 Valuable Metals That Could Vanish by 2055]
+
|First human clones reach adulthood
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2056
+
|Population of Moon reaches 100,000
−
| RFID-tagged driverless cars
 
−
| [https://www.zdnet.com/article/rfid-tagged-driverless-cars-on-roads-by-2056/ RFID-tagged driverless cars on roads by 2056]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Robots given same rights as humans
+
|Population of Mars reaches 10,000
−
| [https://www.cc.gatech.edu/news/robots-given-same-rights-humans-2056 Robots Given Same Rights As Humans By 2056]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2057
+
|Spacecraft exceed speed of light
−
| 150 Japanese settlers on Mars
 
−
| [https://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9011051292/will-japan-colonize-mars Will Japan colonize Mars?]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Colorado River runs dry
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2064
−
| [https://news.agu.org/press-release/colorado-river-reservoirs-could-bottom-out-from-warming-business-as-usual/ Colorado River Reservoirs Could Bottom Out From Warming]
+
|Clean Air Act finishes reducing haze in national parks to natural levels
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2058
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2065
−
| Smoking ends in New Zealand
+
|Last coral reefs die out
−
| [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10698966 Smoking to die out in NZ by 2058]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2059
+
|Chernobyl cleanup complete
−
| Humans have domesticated robots
 
−
| [https://diehardempiricist.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/6-may-2011-virtual-necking-demography.html Virtual necking, demography, and robots]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="4"| 2060
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2066
−
| Human race lives in peace
+
|Cyprus achieves its goal
−
| [https://www.arasfoundation.org/vision.html ARAS vision/mission]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Extreme droughts across much of Earth
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2067
−
| [https://wdas.cosmosmagazine.com/news/extreme-drought-across-most-earth-30-years/ Extreme drought across most of Earth by 2060]
+
|Americans live in domed cities and watch 3D TV
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Global temperature rise reaches 4&nbsp;°C
+
|Redheads go extinct
−
| {{w|Avoiding dangerous climate change}}
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Oil runs out again
+
|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2068
−
| [https://business.financialpost.com/2011/04/01/oil-may-run-out-by-2060-hsbc/?__lsa=98a7-5c61 Oil may run out by 2060: HSBC]
+
|Ozone hole over Antarctic finishes recovering
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2061
+
|Lord Jesus rules Earth from throne in Jerusalem
−
| Halley's comet returns
 
−
| Halley's comet returns to the inner solar system (the vicinity of earth and the sun) every 75.3 years.  The last time it was near earth was in 1985-1986.  When it next returns, its closest approach to the sun will occur on [https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi 28 July 2061.]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2062
+
|Entire world population gay due to chemicals in the water
−
| Uganda hosts World Cup
 
−
| [https://shillingscents.blogspot.co.nz/2010/07/uganda-to-host-world-cup-in-2062.html Uganda to host world cup in 2062]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| The Jetsons
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2069
−
| {{w|The Jetsons}} was an animated science fiction sitcom that first aired in 1962. The show was set in the year 2062.
+
|Public masturbation legalized
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="4"| 2063
+
|rowspan="3" valign="top"|2070
−
| First human clones reach adulthood
+
|World population peaks
−
| [https://au.ign.com/articles/2004/04/28/the-fall-last-days-of-gaia-diary-2 The Fall - Last Days of Gaia Diary #2]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Population of Moon reaches 100,000
+
|City-scale flooding disasters
−
| Reading Eagle newspaper article from July 17, 1963 - [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19630717&id=PhgrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B50FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4055,6599008 Moon Population of 100,000 Is Predicted for 2063] and [https://www.paleofuture.com/blog/2008/3/14/air-force-predictions-for-2063-1963.html Air Force Predictions for 2063 (1963)]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Population of Mars reaches 10,000
+
|60% of world's energy comes from renewable sources
−
| [https://www.paleofuture.com/blog/2008/3/14/air-force-predictions-for-2063-1963.html Air Force Predictions for 2063 (1963)]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Spacecraft exceed speed of light
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2071
−
| Physics as currently understood states that it is impossible to exceed the speed of light. A monumental shift in our physics would have had to have occurred for this to come true. This is a reference to the 8th Star Trek feature Film: "Star Trek:  First Contact" where Zefram Cochrane performs the first human Warp Flight on April 5, 2063.
+
|Europe's temperatures rise by 3°C
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2064
+
|World summer temperatures rise by 5°C
−
| Clean Air Act finishes reducing haze in national parks to natural levels
 
−
| [https://www.cleanhouston.org/air/features/hazyfuture.htm State plan guarantees a hazy future for Texas’ wilderness areas]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2065
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2072
−
| Last coral reefs die out
+
|US retirement age is set to 75
−
| From an [https://www.edgeofexistence.org/coral_reef_conservation/coral_reef_video.php article about a video called Reefs on the Edge] set in 2065 where a 15-year-old girl tells her grandfather's stories of coral reefs, and their demise.
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Chernobyl cleanup complete
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2073
−
| [https://rt.com/politics/chernobyl-clean-in-55-years-time/ Chernobyl clean in 55 years time?]
+
|Oceans do not rise one foot
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2066
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2074
−
| Cyprus achieves its goal
+
|Number of 100-year-olds reaches one million
−
| This is from some [https://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus33608-110.html#p665612 forum posts on the decendants of Cypriots] that lends support to the autonomy of Cyprus from Greek or Turkey.
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2067
+
|Supertyphoons hit Japan
−
| Americans live in domed cities and watch 3D TV
 
−
| The article at [https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/ncm/index.php/2013/11/15/artifact-of-the-month-slide-rule-1916/ Artifact of the Month: Slide rule, 1916] includes information from the International Slide Rule Museum that "in 1967, Keuffel & Esser Co. commissioned a study of the future, predicting that Americans in 2067 would live in domed cities and watch 3D television."
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Redheads go extinct
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2075
−
| [https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/redhead-extinction.htm Are redheads going extinct?]
+
|US retirement age set to 69
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2068
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2076
−
| Ozone hole over Antarctic finishes recovering
+
|Average scientific paper has more than 24 authors
−
| [https://www.theozonehole.com/recovery.htm NASA Study Finds Clock Ticking Slower On Ozone Hole Recovery]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Lord Jesus rules the Earth from Throne in Jerusalem.
+
|Social Security trust fund exhausted
−
| [https://myth-one.com/chapter_8.htm The Resurrections -- What Really Happens]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Entire world population gay due to chemicals in the water
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2077
−
| [https://thedailybanter.com/2013/01/alex-jones-the-government-is-trying-to-make-more-gay-people/ Alex Jones talks about chemicals that make people gay]
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2069
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2078
−
| Public masturbation legalized
+
|Newspapers become obsolete and die out
−
| [https://uncyclopedia.com/wiki/UnNews:It's_still_not_okay_to_Pull_Your_Penis_out_in_Public It's still not okay to Pull Your Penis out in Public]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="3"| 2070
+
|rowspan="4" valign="top"|2079
−
| World population peaks
+
|US debt reaches 716% of GDP
−
| [https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1108-global-population-to-peak-in-2070.html Global population to peak in 2070]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| City-scale flooding disasters
+
|Lodgepole pines disappear from Northwest
−
| [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/earthnews/3317033/City-scale-flooding-disasters-predicted-by-2070.html City-scale flooding disasters predicted by 2070]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 60% of world's energy comes from renewable sources
+
|Floods commonplace
−
| [https://www.ssisolarenergy.com/solar-alternative-energy/ What Is Alternative Energy All About?]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2071
+
|Religion marginalized
−
| Europe's temperatures rise by 3&nbsp;°C
 
−
| [https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/climate-energy/climate-change-adaptation/adaptation-tools/project-catalog/peseta-projection-of-economic-impacts-of-climate Projection of Economic impacts of climate change in Sectors of the European Union based on bottom-up Analysis]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| World summer temperatures rise by 5&nbsp;°C
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2080
−
| [https://www.climateadaptation.eu/denmark/climate-change/ See "Air temperature changes in the 21st century"]
+
|Federal spending reaches 70% of GDP
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2072
+
|UK population doubles
−
| US retirement age is set to 75
 
−
| [https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/articles/2012/06/11/how-high-will-the-retirement-age-go Up to 70-80 years]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2073
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2081
−
| Oceans do not rise one foot
 
−
| [https://www.skepticalscience.com/sea-level-rise-predictions.htm More like 2 feet]
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2074
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2082
−
| Number of 100-year-olds reaches one million
+
|World population declines to one billion
−
| [https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8848188.html UK to have 1 million centenarians by 2074]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Supertyphoons hit Japan
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2083
−
| [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/08/national/super-typhoons-in-store-as-seas-warm/ Super typhoons in store as seas warm]
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2075
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2084
−
| US retirement age set to 69
+
|Robot policemen introduced
−
| [https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2010/1112/Retirement-age-at-69-Deficit-plan-hits-Social-Security Retirement age at 69? Deficit plan hits Social Security]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2076
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2085
−
| Average scientific paper has more than 24 authors
+
|US deficit reaches 62% of GDP
−
| [https://doclib.uhasselt.be/dspace/bitstream/1942/871/1/yitzhaki373.PDF Multiple Authorship in Biochemistry and Other Fields] (PDF)
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Social Security trust fund exhausted
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2086
−
| {{w|Social Security (United States)|Social Security}}
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2078
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2087
−
| Newspapers become obsolete and die out
 
−
| The same prediction was made for 2017 and 2022.  Even when most prognosticators agree that something will happen, there can still be much disagreement about ''when'' it will happen.
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="4"| 2079
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2088
−
| US debt reaches 716% of GDP
+
|Japan becomes all-robot country
−
| {{w|US Debt}}
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Lodgepole pines disappear from Northwest
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2089
−
| [https://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2011/feb/climate-change-causing-demise-lodgepole-pine-western-north-america Climate change causing demise of lodgepole pine in western North America]
+
|World halts fossil fuel use
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Floods commonplace
+
|rowspan="2" valign="top"|2090
−
| [https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108101627.htm Floods To Become Commonplace By 2080]
+
|Global warming hits 7°C
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Religion marginalized
+
|Global warming hits 4°C
−
| https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11347073
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2080
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2091
−
| Federal spending reaches 70% of GDP
 
−
| [https://crfb.org/sites/default/files/our_debt_problems_are_far_from_solved_updated_2.pdf Our debt problems are far from solved] (PDF)
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| UK population doubles
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2092
−
| [https://forums.canadiancontent.net/international-politics/69603-britains-population-hit-110-million.html Britain's population to hit 110 million]
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2082
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2093
−
| World population declines to one billion
 
−
| [https://www.paulchefurka.ca/Population.html Population: The Elephant in the Room]
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2084
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2094
−
| Robot policemen introduced
 
−
| [https://www.thetechherald.com/articles/Robotic-cops-set-to-stamp-out-crime-by-2084 Robotic cops set to stamp out crime by 2084]
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2085
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2095
−
| US deficit reaches 62% of GDP
 
−
| [https://moneybob.com/2010/06/28/paul-krugman-throws-in-towel-says-were-headed-for-another-depression/ Paul Krugman Throws In Towel, Says We’re Headed For Another Depression]
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2088
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2096
−
| Japan becomes all-robot country
 
−
| [https://www.theretributioners.tv/erics-blog/2009/11/25/-japan-to-become-all-robot-country-by-2088.html Japan To Become All Robot Country By 2088]
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2089
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2097
−
| World halts fossil fuel use
 
−
| {{w|Fossil Fuels}}
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="2"| 2090
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2098
−
| Global warming hits 7&nbsp;°C
 
−
| [https://www.reportingclimatescience.com/news-stories/article/models-warn-of-7c-dangerous-climate-change-by-2090.html Models warn of 7C dangerous climate change by 2090]. Climate change, especially global warming, is a [[:Category:Climate change|recurring theme]] in xkcd.
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Global warming hits 4&nbsp;°C
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2099
−
| Summarized [https://www.global-warming-forecasts.com/2090-climate-change-global-warming-2090.php here]. In reference to Andy Bowers, “Analysis: Scientists say global warming could affect California's drinking water supply,” NPR All Things Considered, June 22, 2001
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| rowspan="11"| 2100
+
|rowspan="11" valign="top"|2100
−
| Global warming around 5-7&nbsp;°C
+
|Global warming around 5-7°C
−
| [https://grist.org/article/bau-fd/ Hadley Center study warns of ‘catastrophic’ 5-7°C warming by 2100 on current emissions path]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Sea levels have risen by a meter or more
+
|Sea levels have risen by a meter or more
−
| {{w|Future sea level}}
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Joshua trees nearly extinct
+
|Joshua trees nearly extinct
−
| [https://news.discovery.com/earth/joshua-trees-climate-change-110325.htm Joshua Trees Nearly Wiped Out by 2100?]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Earth's climate resembles that of the Cretaceous
+
|Earth's climate resembles that of the Cretaceous
−
| [https://www.pnas.org/content/107/2/576 Atmospheric CO2 concentrations during ancient greenhouse climates were similar to those predicted for A.D. 2100]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Germany tropical
+
|Germany tropical
−
| [https://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/climate-change-predictions-a-tropical-germany-by-2100-a-463378.html Climate Change Predictions: A Tropical Germany by 2100?]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Emperor penguins extinct
+
|Emperor penguins extinct
−
| [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7851276.stm Emperor penguins face extinction]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Arctic permafrost thaws
+
|Arctic permafrost thaws
−
| [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surface-permafrost-could/ Surface Permafrost Could Disappear by 2100]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Rising seas flood coastal cities
+
|Rising seas flood coastal cities
−
| [https://uanews.org/story/rising-seas-will-affect-major-us-coastal-cities-2100 Rising Seas Will Affect Major U.S. Coastal Cities by 2100]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Rain forests mostly gone due to climatic shifts
+
|Rain forests mostly gone due to climatic shifts
−
| [https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/08/06/890970/-Massive-Loss-of-Rainforest-Species-by-2100-eKos-Earthship-Friday Massive Loss of Rainforest Species by 2100]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| All coral reefs gone  
+
|All coral reefs gone
−
| [https://planetsave.com/2010/10/15/coral-reefs-gone-by-2100/ Coral Reefs Gone by 2100?]
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Gillette introduces 14-bladed razor
+
|Gillette introduces 14-bladed razor
−
| Each iteration of the Gillette line of safety razors has one more blade than the previous one. MadTV has also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FAP8o5ZEo0 parodied] this. Over five years before MadTV did so, the Australian comedy group the D-Generation parodied the first two-bladed razor as the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YleuLyCUx28 Gillette 3000] with 16 blades.
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2101
+
|rowspan="1" valign="top"|2101
−
| WAR WAS BEGINNING
+
|WAR WAS BEGINNING
−
| References {{w|Zero Wing}}, a 1989 Japanese computer game set in 2101, famous for poorly translated English and the source for "{{w|All your base are belong to us}}". See [[286: All Your Base]]
 
−
|
 
 
|}
 
|}
−
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−
 
−
==Transcript==
 
−
 
−
:<big>'''THE FUTURE'''</big>
 
−
:'''According to Google search results'''
 
−
:Events for each year determined by the first page of Google search results for the phrases:
 
−
:<small>"By <year>" "In year"</small>
 
−
:<small>"By the year <year>" "In the year <year>"</small>
 
−
:<small>"Will * by the year <year>" "Will * in the year <year>"</small>
 
−
:<small>"In <year>, * will" "By <year>, * will"</small>
 
−
:
 
−
:;2012
 
−
::World population reaches 7 billion
 
−
::Flying cars reach market
 
−
::Canada cuts greenhouse emissions to 6% below 1990 levels as per Kyoto
 
−
::Apocalypse occurs
 
−
:;2013
 
−
::National debt paid off through President Clinton's plans
 
−
::Microchipping of all Americans begins
 
−
::Homelessness ended in Massachusetts
 
−
::Health care reform law repealed
 
−
:;2014
 
−
::US leaves Afghanistan
 
−
::GNU/Linux becomes dominant OS
 
−
:;2015
 
−
::New Horizons reaches Pluto
 
−
::Health care law causes hyperinflation
 
−
::192 UN member nations achieve millennium development goals:
 
−
::*Extreme poverty and hunger eradicated
 
−
::*Universal primary education implemented
 
−
::*Women empowered, gender equality reached
 
−
::*Environmental stability ensured
 
−
:;2016
 
−
::Baby boomers begin turning 65
 
−
::Android takes 38% of the smartphone market
 
−
::Android takes 45% of the smartphone market
 
−
::Windows Phone overtakes iOS in smartphones
 
−
:;2017
 
−
::China completes unmanned Lunar sample-return mission
 
−
::Social Security stops running surplus
 
−
::US budget balanced
 
−
::Newspapers become obsolete and die out
 
−
::Cosmetic surgery doubles
 
−
:;2018
 
−
::Social Security stops running surplus
 
−
::Jesus returns to Earth
 
−
:;2019
 
−
::Social Security stops running surplus
 
−
::Every baby has genes mapped at birth
 
−
:;2020
 
−
::Solar power becomes cheaper than fossil fuels
 
−
::Keyboards and mice become obsolete
 
−
::New Tappan Zee bridge constructed
 
−
:;2021
 
−
::US debt reaches 97% of GDP
 
−
::US unemployment falls to 2.8%
 
−
::Restored caliphate unifies Middle East
 
−
::Lake Mead evaporates
 
−
:;2022
 
−
::Kilimanjaro snow-free
 
−
::HTML 5 finished
 
−
::Newspapers become obsolete and die out
 
−
:;2023
 
−
::Jesus returns to Earth (again)
 
−
::US debt passes 100% of GDP
 
−
::All unprotected ancient forests gone from Pacific Northwest
 
−
:;2024
 
−
::Atlantis begins to reappear
 
−
::Orangutans extinct in wild
 
−
::China lands men and women on the moon
 
−
::NASA sets up permanent moon base
 
−
::Female professionals pass males in pay
 
−
:;2025
 
−
::World population reaches 8 billion
 
−
::Two billion people face water shortages
 
−
::62 MPG cars introduced
 
−
::US power fades
 
−
:;2026
 
−
::Atlantis emerges completely
 
−
::Rock Bands die out
 
−
::US debt paid off
 
−
::Car accidents cease
 
−
::West coast falls into ocean
 
−
:;2027
 
−
::Japan introduces new fastest maglev train
 
−
::Lyndon Larouche-planned Mars colony established
 
−
::Social Security stops running surplus
 
−
:;2028
 
−
::Tobacco outlawed
 
−
::40% of coral reefs gone
 
−
::US debt paid off
 
−
::Social Security stops running surplus
 
−
:;2029
 
−
::Social Security trust fund exhausted
 
−
::Computers pass the Turing Test
 
−
::Aging reversed
 
−
::Wikipedia reaches 30 million articles
 
−
:;2030
 
−
::Half of Amazon rain forest lost to logging
 
−
::Cancer deaths double from 2008 levels
 
−
::Arctic ice-free in summer
 
−
:;2031
 
−
::Computers controlled by thought
 
−
::Realtors replaced by technology
 
−
::Social Security trust fund exhausted
 
−
:;2032
 
−
::"Big One" hits San Francisco
 
−
::US elects first married lesbian president
 
−
::Entire world converted to Christianity
 
−
:;2033
 
−
::Kilimanjaro ice disappears
 
−
::India becomes superpower
 
−
::Europe reaches Mars
 
−
:;2034
 
−
::US diabetes cases double, treatment costs triple
 
−
::US builds autonomous robot army
 
−
:;2035
 
−
::80% of America's energy comes from renewable sources
 
−
::Himalayan glaciers down 80% in size
 
−
::Arctic sea lane opens
 
−
:;2036
 
−
::80% of US has access to high-speed rail
 
−
::Asteroid Apophis hits/misses Earth
 
−
:;2037
 
−
::Arctic ice-free in September
 
−
::Social Security trust fund exhausted
 
−
:;2038
 
−
::32-bit timestamps role over, causing Y2K-level chaos
 
−
::"Big One" hits California
 
−
:;2039
 
−
::US population hits 400 million
 
−
::Severe heat waves become commonplace
 
−
::Scientology becomes majority religion in US
 
−
:;2040
 
−
::Arctic summers ice-free
 
−
::Nanotechnology makes humans immortal
 
−
:;2041
 
−
::Social Security trust fund exhausted
 
−
:;2042
 
−
:;2043
 
−
::World population passes 9 billion
 
−
:;2044
 
−
::Mankind genetically engineered to be happy
 
−
::Childhood obesity reaches 100%
 
−
:;2045
 
−
::Humans and machines merge
 
−
:;2046
 
−
::World's natural resources depleted
 
−
:;2047
 
−
::World ruled by banks and corporations
 
−
::Tobacco industry fails
 
−
::US begins using autonomous attack drones
 
−
:;2048
 
−
::Salt-water fish extinct from overfishing
 
−
::Unisex bathing suits cover body from shoulder to ankle
 
−
::Entire US population overweight
 
−
:;2049
 
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::$1.000 computer exceeds computational ability of humanity
 
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::Singularity occurs
 
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::Fishing industry collapses
 
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:;2050
 
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::80% of Earth's population lives in urban centers
 
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::China controls space
 
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::Sex with robots possible
 
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::Cars banned from European cities
 
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::One million species extinct from climate change
 
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:;2051
 
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::Atmosphere escapes into space
 
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:;2052
 
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::Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security spending exceed total US revenue
 
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:;2053
 
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::US budget balanced
 
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::Majority of Americans in prison
 
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::Cars driven by dogs
 
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:;2054
 
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::Hunger becomes unimaginable global problem
 
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:;2055
 
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::Atmospheric CO2 doubled
 
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::Oil runs out
 
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::Copper, tin, lead, gold, and nickel all exhausted
 
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:;2056
 
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::RFID-tagged driverless cars
 
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::Robots given same rights as humans
 
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:;2057
 
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::150 Japanese settlers on Mars
 
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::Colorado River runs dry
 
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:;2058
 
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::Smoking ends in New Zealand
 
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:;2059
 
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::Humans have domesticated robots
 
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:;2060
 
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::Human race lives in peace
 
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::Extreme droughts across much of Earth
 
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::Global temperature rise reaches 4°C
 
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::Oil runs out again
 
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:;2061
 
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::Halley's comet returns
 
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:;2062
 
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::Uganda hosts World Cup
 
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::The Jetsons
 
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:;2063
 
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::First human clones reach adulthood
 
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::Population of Moon reaches 100,000
 
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::Population of Mars reaches 10,000
 
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::Spacecraft exceed speed of light
 
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:;2064
 
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::Clean Air Act finishes reducing haze in national parks to natural levels
 
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:;2065
 
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::Last coral reefs die out
 
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::Chernobyl cleanup complete
 
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:;2066
 
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::Cyprus achieves its goal
 
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:;2067
 
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::Americans live in domed cities and watch 3D TV
 
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::Redheads go extinct
 
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:;2068
 
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::Ozone hole over Antarctic finishes recovering
 
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::Lord Jesus rules the Earth from Throne in Jerusalem.
 
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::Entire world population gay due to chemicals in the water
 
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:;2069
 
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::Public masturbation legalized
 
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:;2070
 
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::World population peaks
 
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::City-scale flooding disasters
 
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::60% of world's energy comes from renewable sources
 
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:;2071
 
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::Europe's temperatures rise by 3°C
 
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::World summer temperatures rise by 5°C
 
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:;2072
 
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::US retirement age is set to 75
 
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:;2073
 
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::Oceans do not rise one foot
 
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:;2074
 
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::Number of 100-year-olds reaches one million
 
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::Supertyphoons hit Japan
 
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:;2075
 
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::US retirement age set to 69
 
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:;2076
 
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::Average scientific paper has more than 24 authors
 
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::Social Security trust fund exhausted
 
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:;2077
 
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:;2078
 
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::Newspapers become obsolete and die out
 
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:;2079
 
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::US debt reaches 716% of GDP
 
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::Lodgepole pines disappear from Northwest
 
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::Floods commonplace
 
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::Religion marginalized
 
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:;2080
 
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::Federal spending reaches 70% of GDP
 
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::UK population doubles
 
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:;2081
 
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:;2082
 
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::World population declines to one billion
 
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:;2083
 
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:;2084
 
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::Robot policemen introduced
 
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:;2085
 
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::US deficit reaches 62% of GDP
 
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:;2086
 
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:;2087
 
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:;2088
 
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::Japan becomes all-robot country
 
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:;2089
 
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::World halts fossil fuel use
 
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:;2090
 
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::Global warming hits 7°C
 
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::Global warming hits 4°C
 
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:;2091
 
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:;2092
 
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:;2093
 
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:;2094
 
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:;2095
 
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:;2096
 
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:;2097
 
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:;2098
 
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:;2099
 
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:;2100
 
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::Global warming around 5-7°C
 
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::Sea levels have risen by a meter or more
 
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::Joshua trees nearly extinct
 
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::Earth's climate resembles that of the Cretaceous
 
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::Germany tropical
 
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::Emperor penguins extinct
 
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::Arctic permafrost thaws
 
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::Rising seas flood coastal cities
 
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::Rain forests mostly gone due to climatic shifts
 
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::All coral reefs gone
 
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::Gillette introduces 14-bladed razor
 
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:;2101
 
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::WAR WAS BEGINNING
 
  
 
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