21st
century...
2030-2039
timeline contents
2030
- Global
population is reaching crisis point | "Smart grid" technology is widespread in developed nations | The
USA is declining as a world power | The
majority of new vehicles are plug-in electric, or hybrids | AI is widespread | Depression is the number one global disease burden | India
becomes the most populous country on Earth | Full weather modeling
is perfected | Orbital space junk is becoming a major problem for space flight | Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) reaches the Jovian system | A new generation of military helicopters | Hyper-fast crime scene analysis | Emerging
job titles of today
2031 - Much of Bangkok is being abandoned due to flooding | Global reserves of lead are running out | Web 4.0 is transforming the
Internet landscape | Stem
cell pharmacies are commonplace | Married couples are a minority | Chocolate
has become a rare luxury
2032 – Britain's ash trees have been wiped out by a fungal disease | Leatherback sea turtles are on the verge of extinction | China's space station is deorbited | 4th
generation nuclear power | One-third of Saudi Arabia's electricity comes from solar | Terabit internet speeds are commonplace
2033 - Manned mission to Mars | Peak phosphorus is reached | Hypersonic airliners are entering
service | The final phase of Britain's HS2 rail link is completed | Holographic
wall screens | Lung
disease in China has killed over 80 million by now | Five-year survival rates for kidney cancer are approaching 100%
2034
- Switzerland phases out
nuclear energy | Exabyte
storage devices are available
2035 - Economic decline in the Middle East | World tin reserves are running out | The
Arctic is becoming ice-free during September | Self-driving
vehicles are widespread | Holographic
recreations of dead people | Robots
are dominating the battlefield
2035-2040
- The final collapse of the European Union | Russia is a global food superpower
2036
- In-vitro meat is a rapidly growing industry | Alzheimer’s disease
is fully curable | Bionic
eyes surpassing human vision | Detailed probing and mapping
of the Kuiper Belt is underway
2037
- The U.S. Air Force introduces a new stealth bomber | Quantum
computers are widely available | The world's largest mud volcano stops erupting
2038
- Older computers are at risk of experiencing major software malfunctions | Capital punishment has greatly declined in use | Teleportation of complex organic
molecules | The FIFA World Cup trophy is replaced
2039
- Full immersion
virtual reality | Universal
translators are ubiquitous | Nanotech
fabrics are ubiquitous | Australia's
national symbol, the Koala, faces extinction | Five-year survival rates for leukaemia are approaching 100% | The U.S. population reaches 400m | Extreme heatwaves are commonplace
in the U.S.
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