Future History (2012): 2050s

2050 - The World in 2050 | 45% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed | Wildfires have tripled in some regions; air quality and visibility is declining | Smaller, faster, hi-tech automobiles | Major advances in air travel comfort | Continent-wide "supergrids" provide much of the world's energy needs | One in five Europeans is a Muslim
2051 - Britain holds its centennial national exhibition
2052 - Hyper-fast crime scene analysis
2053 - Moore's Law reaches stunning new levels | Genetically engineered "designer babies" for the rich
2055 - The vast majority of countries are democratic | Traditional media have fragmented and diversified | Global population plateaus at 9 billion
2056 - Global average temperatures have risen by 3°C | Fully synthetic humans are becoming technically feasible
2057 - Computers reach another milestone | Handheld MRI scanners
2058 - Construction of a radio telescope on the Moon
2059 - The end of the oil age | Mars has a permanent human presence by now
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