Future History (2011-2013): 2040s

== Introduction ==
Based From Welcome to the 2040s - Future Timeline Events (Future Timeline Based From April 9, 2013) (Private by hebronsawyers)
== The Timeline ==
=== 2040 ===
Fusion power is nearing commercial availability 
"Energy islands" are widespread in coastal regions 
Less than two-thirds of the original Congo jungle remains standing 
Virtual telepathy is dominating personal communications 
Biorepository and genomic information systems are transforming healthcare 
Pollen counts have more than doubled 
Tobacco has been largely eradicated 
Claytronics are revolutionising consumer products 
Breakthroughs in carbon nanotube production 
China's HSR network has been greatly expanded 
Completion of the Northeast Corridor high-speed rail route
=== 2041 ===
Global average temperatures have risen by 2°C 
Orbital solar power is commercially feasible
=== 2042 ===
Global population reaches 9 billion 
White people are a minority in the USA
=== 2043 ===
Slovenia closes down its only nuclear power plant
=== 2044 ===
A tipping point for permafrost melting 
The last veterans of WW2 are passing away 
A transglobal highway and rail network has emerged 
Five-year survival rates for bowel cancer are approaching 100%
=== 2045 ===
Humans are becoming intimately merged with machines 
The Chūō Shinkansen high speed maglev route is complete 
Gulf Coast cities are being abandoned due to super hurricanes
=== 2045-2049 ===
China transitions towards a democracy 
Major extinctions of animal and plant life
=== 2046 ===
The UK state pension age has risen to 70
=== 2047 ===
Fully autonomous, intelligent military aircraft 
Unmanned probe to 2060 Chiron
=== 2048 ===
The Antarctic Treaty comes up for review 
Reversible biostasis is available 
The near-Earth asteroid 2007 VK184 makes a close pass
=== 2049 ===
Robots are a common feature of homes and workplaces 
The Dead Sea is drying up 
The effects of heat stress on labour capacity have doubled
== Future History (2011) ==
Previous: 2030s (Previous One Uses Hayen Mill's Future Timeline, Since 2040s From Hayen Mill's Future Timeline is From 2020)
Next: 2050s (The Next One Is From September 2013).
== Links ==
http://web.archive.org/web/20130420092803/https://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/2040-2049.htm
The original page.https://www.futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/2040-2049.htm
The video (Only the 2020 archive, but instead downloads as a file) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3uTNfaIXcc
== References ==
Category:Hayen's and Hebron's Future History
Category:All Future Histories