The British complain about the snow and ice. The climate stays much the same. The British still complain about the weather. People will discover exactly how DNA controls life, leading to new treatments for common genetic illnesses. It's all more complicated than we thought, and attempts to mess around with DNA goes spectacularly wrong.
Someone creates a living creature by generating the DNA from scratch.
The International Space Station is the next Mir, a symbol of global co-operation. The International Space Station is the next Mir. It keeps on going wrong. The International Space Station is the next Mir. Most people ignore it until it gets destroyed by a meteorite.