Zeed's Future Timeline

This is similar to my other timeline, XYZeed's Future, except it does not have exact dates for events and it takes a more realistic approach, similar to the website Future Timeline.

2020-2060
The US is struck by the most devastating earthquake in its history

2020-2040
The arctic is becoming free of sea ice

2020-2037
A major earthquake hits California

2020-2030
Progress is made towards malaria elimination

The Internet of Things truly takes off

2020-2025
America-China tensions continue in the Asia-Pacific region

Gene therapy for deafness is made available

Breast tomosynthesis is in widespread use

2020-2022
In-vitro meat makes its way into the marketplace

A safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 is approved and distributed

2020
The COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc around the world

Microsoft ends support for Windows 7

Haptic gloves allow users to feel objects within VR

Generation X is reshaping global politics

The first stem cell therapy for congestive heart failure

Major improvements in the health and lifespan of mice have been made

First orbital test flight of the SpaceX starship

Mercury pollution has been greatly reduced

Britain's new aircraft carries reach full operational capability

England's Coastal Path is open to walkers

The PlayStation 5 is launched

The Chang'e 5 lunar exploration mission takes place

A great conjunction takes place for the first time in 20 years

Internet use reaches 5 billion worldwide

Croatia joins the Schengen area

China's BeiDou Satélite Navigation System is fully operational

The EU's Galileo telescope is fully operational

The African Central Bank is completed

Solar electricity becomes more economical than traditional electricity in some parts of the USA

More people own a phone than have electricity

Congo's Great Inga Dam is fully built

Scandanavia and Germany's Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link is complete

The Venera-D space probe reaches Venus

Phosphine is found on Venus, a gas usually produced by microbial life

2021-2029
Neuralink is made publicly available, although highly expensive at first

2021
Exascale computers are deployed

The ExoMars rover touches down on Mars

The James Webb Space Telescope is launched

First uncrewed maiden flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)

First flight of the New Glenn reusable rocket

Crossrail opens in London

A water crisis unfolds in the southwest USA

Tokyo hosts the Olympic Games

Brood X re-emerges

Five-year survival rates for breast cancer are approaching 100%

Male birth control pills are entering the market

First commercial flight of the SpaceX Starship

Creation of the world's first artificial kidney

Launch of the Terrafugia TF-X flying car

China's first mission to Mars

First Arabian mission to Mars

India's first manned space flight

NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars

The shortest total lunar eclipse of the century occurs on May 26th, lasting 14 and a half minutes

Costa Rica becomes a carbon neutral nation

Bangladesh eliminates extreme poverty

Amtrak's high speed Avelia Liberty trains enter service in the USA

Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown light rail project is completed

The Dubai Creek Tower is opened

Construction on the Jeddah Tower, the first 1 km building, is complete

The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Nigeria is completed

Myanmar's Dala Bridge is completed

The Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest archaeological museum in the world, is completed

Over 80% of web traffic is video related

The first robotic pharmacist arrives in the USA

Mass-production of self driving cars commences in China

Wireless power is becoming common in households

Translation earbuds are introduced

First flight of Ariane 6

2022
SpaceX's Starship lands on the moon for the first time

India becomes the most populous country on Earth

Germany phases out nuclear energy

Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics

The Northeast Corridor high-speed train upgrade is complete

Qatar hosts the FIFA World Cup

China's first space station is complete

New Horizons completes its study of the Kuiper Belt

The AIDA mission arrives at Didymos

The Dark Ages Radio Explorer (DARE) is launched

The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Transport is tested over US cities

Water is becoming a weapon of war

Global reserves of antimony are running out

Driverless hover-taxis are operational in Dubai

The VIPER mission to the lunar south pole takes place

The Euclid space probe is launched to study dark energy

73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann possibly causes a meteor shower

The first 3D-printed car enters production

The ESA and NASA attempt to divert an asteroid out of orbit

Construction on the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) begins in Chile

All new car models have automatic braking by default

The BICAR, a cross between an electric car and bicycle, becomes available for purchase

Scientists are capable of replicating faces through DNA analysis

2023-2027
Around 10% of the world's GDP is cryptocurrency

Heavy metal overtakes rap as the most popular music genre

2023
90% of the world population is connected by smartphone

10% of reading glasses are connected to the internet

80% of the world population are internet users

Acoustic earthquake shields developed to protect cities from earthquakes begin seeing initial use

Modifying genes to renew all body issues to youthful versions becomes possible

Xi Jinping extends his presidency

The Aerion AS2 supersonic jet enters service

A Mars sample return mission takes place

An asteroid sample return mission takes place

The Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is operational

The Type 26 Global Combat Ship enters service

Turkey celebrates its 100th anniversary as an independent republic

The London “super sewer” is completed

Brain implants to restore lost memories are now possible

Luna 27 lands on the far side of the moon

Driverless high-speed trains begin operating in France

The Stad Ship Tunnel is completed

SPHEREx is launched

Kanal İstanbul is completed

Sweden becomes a cashless society

The European Spallation Source goes into operation

The first asteroid mining mission takes place

IBM debuts a 1,000+ qubit quantum computer

2024-2064
The next generation of London tube trains arises

2024
More than 50% of Internet traffic to homes are from appliances and other home devices

Artificial muscles used in robots can now lift more weight and generate more mechanical power than human muscles

New prosthetic models actually include the sense of touch

SpaceX launches a cargo mission to Mars in May to prepare for their manned mission later in the year

In September, SpaceX initiates their manned mission to Mars, successfully landing humans on the red planet for the first time ever next year

Global reserves of Indium are fully depleted

Saudi Arabia’s “Jubail II” is completed

The world population surpasses 8 billion

Extremely cheap 3D-printed clothes enter the mainstream

The Thirty Metre Telescope is fully operational

East Kalimantan becomes the new capital of Indonesia

A total solar eclipse is visible across North America on April 8th

Paris hosts the solar olympic games

Lunar Mission One drills into the Moon’s south pole

Bio-electronics for treating arthritis are in common use

Carsharing has exploded in popularity

Wind turbine drone inspection is a multi-billion dollar industry

Starlink reaches full capacity

The Parker Solar Probe enters the Sun’s outer atmosphere

Steamboat Willie enters the public domain, if copyright law remains unchanged

Comet 9P/Tempel 1 passes within 0.55 AU of Jupiter on May 26th, and it may be ripped apart due to gravitational forces

Romania has a high chance of joining the Eurozone

EDM has greatly reduced in popularity

COVID-19 vaccines are available to 90% of the world

NASA’s Artemis 3 mission takes place, which includes the first crewed flight of their orion spacecraft

2025-2050
Unemployment is soaring

2025-2045
The first definitive evidence of life beyond Earth

2025-2035
All television is becoming internet based

Small modular nuclear reactors gain widespread attention

The Advanced Technology Large-Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST) conducts its life-searching mission

The first mouse is revived from cryopreservation

2025-2029
The Martian Moons Exploration probe collects and returns samples

A probe is sent to Venus in order to search for life

2025-2028
Contact with the Voyager probes is lost

2025
30% of corporate audits are performed by artificial intelligence

Norway bans new sales of gas-powered cars

Prescription drugs can be brewed at home

Newly invented brain-reading devices allow wearers to learn new skills quicker

Smart kitchens enter the marketplace

Electronic devices can be charged using wi-fi

A blood test that detects any virus that you have becomes widespread

Severe food allergies are treatable

Africa's Green Wall of drought-resistant trees is completed

Hepatitis C is eradicated worldwide

Drone usage in agriculture is adopted globally

Automated construction crews meant to replace human workers begin trials in different locations worldwide

The U.S. military begins using electricity to stimulate soldiers' brains, increase reaction times and improve attention spans

Artificial bioengineered skin becomes widely available

Robotic, mind controlled prosthetics become widely available

A new device is invented that can identify pancreatic cancer earlier and faster

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) becomes the leading cause of liver transplants

Global reserves of Nickel are fully depleted

Dubai’s “Dubailand” is completed

Abu Dhabi’s “Masdar City” is completed

A billion human genomes have been sequenced

Human brain simulations are becoming possible

3D-printed human organs are now feasible to produce

Vertical farms are common in cities

Solid waste is reaching crisis levels

Kivalina, Alaska has been totally abandoned

The East Anglia Zone is completed

The UK phases out coal power

The European Extremely Large Telescope (EELT) is operational

The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is operational

The first test flight of the Skylon spaceplane takes place

The first manned flights from Russia’s new spaceport take place

High speed rail networks are being expanded in many countries

A comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. airspace system is complete

Railguns are in use by the US navy

The global crowdfunding market reaches $100 billion

BepiColombo arrives in orbit around Mercury

The ESA begins mining the Moon for resources

The ITER experimental fusion reactor is switched on

The world's first operational hyperloop is used for carrying cargo

2026-2031
India's reusable launch vehicle is operational

2026-2030
The PLATO observatory is operational

2026
Microsoft ends support for Windows 10

China becomes the #1 largest economic power in the world, surpassing the USA

The Land Airbus is tested on Chinese roads

Google contributes to speeding up the internet, boosting its speed by around 1,000 times

Newly made near-infrared goggles help surgeons view cancer cells and see tumors as small as 1mm

A synthetic human genome is completed

Aquaculture provides the majority of the world’s seafood

The High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) is operational

The International Linear Collider is completed

There are now 3D-printed electronic membranes available that can help to prevent heart attacks

New treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are made available

Rising sea levels are wreaking havoc on the Maldives

Italy hosts the winter olympics

The Sagrada Família is completed, after 144 years of construction

Robotic hands are beginning to match human capabilities

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is hosted in Canada, the USA, and Mexico

Mars Science Laboratory shuts down

The first 50 terabyte hard drives are created

The space telescope PLATO is launched

The African Penguin goes extinct

Russia debuts its first reusable rocket

2027
10% of global GDP is stored using blockchain technology

Tiny robots are being used to remove carbon dioxide from oceans

RoboBees are utilized in order to pollinate crops in large scales

4D printing is invented, a technique that makes it so objects it prints can change its properties over time

The BRICs overtake the G7 nations

The Al Maktoum International Airport is completed

DARPA's Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) goes into operation

Light-duty hydrogen fuel cell vehicles reach 1 million in annual sales

Tokyo and Nagoya are connected by high-speed maglev

Carbon sequestration is underway in several nations

The Venera-D mission arrives at Venus

The asteroid 1999 AN10 makes a close approach to Earth on August 7th

The Square Kilometre Array begins scientific operations

The Europa Clipper arrives in orbit

The autopsy report for Elvis Presley is made public

The New Central Polish Airport is opened

The final Avatar movie is released

Switzerland’s second Gotthard road tunnel is completed

The FBI archived records of Martin Luther King Jr. are unsealed and made available to the public

The 100-250 meter asteroid 2017 PDC has a 96% chance of colliding with Earth, although not large enough to end the world

2028
Scientists successfully manipulate photosynthesis to increase crop yields by up to 1%

Smartphones become capable of detecting diseases through breathalyzer screening technology

Contact lenses with cameras are available for purchase

Life expectancy begins to explode dramatically through gene modification

Driverless cars are beginning to have significant impact on profits for auto insurance companies

Asia becomes the center of air travel

Hypersonic missiles are in military use

The Deep Space Gateway is completed

The ATHENA X-ray observatory is launched

China builds the world’s largest particle accelerator

Printed electronics are ubiquitous

The UK population reaches 70 million

British newspapers are going out of circulation

The Comet Interceptor is launched

Delhi becomes the most populous city in the world

Los Angeles hosts the summer olympic games

A total solar eclipse occurs that is visible from Australia and New Zealand on July 22nd

The dodo bird and wild pigeon have been ressurected

The ISS is decommissioned

Asteroid (153814) 2001 WN5 passes within 248,000 km of Earth on June 26th

Asteroid (35396) 1997 XF11 passes within 930,000 km of Earth on October 22nd

The African Monetary Unit is instituted to members of the African Union

The F-35 Lightning II fighter jet has replaced the A-10 Thunderbolt and the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets in the US air force

Invention of a basic pet translator

2029
The first immortal mouse is created

Technology that can eliminate wrinkles is available to the wealthy

Global reserves of Silver are fully depleted

Human-like AI is becoming a reality

Banking becomes increasingly automated

Asteroid 99942 Apophis passes within 31,000 km of Earth on April 13th

A mass application of gene drives on mosquitos takes place

Finland bans coal power

The radiated tortoise is extinct in the wild

Phase 1 of the California High-Speed Rail line is complete

London’s Heathrow Airport is expanded

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has fully disappeared

The wreck of the Titanic has decomposed

NASA’s New Horizons probe leaves the solar system

The digital time capsule 'A Message from Earth' reaches its destination on the planet Gliese 581 c

The number of satellites on Earth has increased exponentially

Robotic sex partners are becoming commonplace

The ARIEL spacecraft is launched

2030-2039
The High Definition Space Telescope (HDST) is operational

A lander is sent to Mercury

2030-2036
A mini ice age takes place

2030
Germany bans gas powered cars

Surgeons can reroute nerves to allow paralyzed people to use their hands

Scientists develop a universal flu vaccine that works against all strains

Flying cars first enter the public marketplace, but they do not exactly catch on, and other forms of transport remain popular

Type 2 diabetes symptoms can be reversed with injection of the protein FGF1

Deafness is solved by triggering sensory receptor growth in the Atoh1 gene

Artificial blood is being mass produced

Scientists successfully engineer yeast from scratch

Infrared-capturing graphene technology is now available in contact lenses

Doctors begin regularly analyzing patients' genetic susceptibility to drug side effects

Scientists drill into Earth’s mantle

South Africa’s Jasper Project is completed

Kenya’s Konza City is completed

Libya’s Great Manmade River project is completed

Global population is reaching a crisis point

The 6G standard is released

Desalination has exploded in use

Smart grid technology is widespread in developed nations

An interstellar message sent by humanity arrives at Luyten’s star

Depression is the number one global disease burden

Child mortality is approaching 2% globally

The Muslim population has increased significantly

Full weather modeling is perfected

Orbital space junk is becoming a major problem for space flight

The Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) reaches the Jovian system

The UK space industry has quadrupled in size

The Lockheed Martin SR-72 enters service

A new generation of military helicopters is arising

Crime scene analysis has become near instantaneous

Half of the USA’s shopping malls have closed

Cargo Sous Terrain becomes operational in Switzerland

The entire ocean floor is mapped

The first underwater city ever, the “Ocean Spiral”, is completed off of the Japanese Coast

60% of the world population lives in urban areas

Healthcare has become largely automated

Commercial delivery drones are in widespread use

Nanobots can be used to prevent sickness

Hyperloops now allow passengers

2031
India has begun phasing out hydrofluorocarbons

Much of Bangkok is being abandoned due to flooding

Global reserves of lead are fully depleted

Perennial wheat and corn are becoming profitable

Web 4.0 is introduced

Stem cell pharmacies are commonplace

Married couples are a minority in the UK

Chocolate has become a rare luxury

2032
A rare tetrad eclipse takes place

A giant artificial island project opens in Hong Kong

The majority of UK homes are rented

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 plants are commercially available

One third of Saudi Arabia’s electricity comes from solar

Terabit internet speeds are commonplace

Britain upgrades its nuclear-armed submarine fleet

A transit of Mercury occurs on November 13th

The Woolly Mammoth is resurrected

JUICE enters the orbit of Ganymede

The popularity of rap music has reached negligible levels

2033
New injectable brain implants allow scientists to alter neurons to treat disorders and brain damage

Telepathic communication becomes possible with the help of computers

A manned mission to Phobos takes place

Peak phosphorus is reached

Hypersonic airliners are entering service

The final phase of Britain’s HS2 rail link is completed

Holographic wall screens are becoming a common sight in public

Lung disease in China has killed over 80 million by now

Five-year survival rates for kidney cancer are approaching 100%

2034-2044
Ectogenesis is transforming reproductive rights

2034
Email spam is nonexistent

Service robots number a billion worldwide

NASA’s Dragonfly spacecraft lands on Titan

The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is launched

Australia has fully decarbonized its electricity supply

Switzerland phases out nuclear energy

Caribbean coral reefs are in danger of being wiped out

Coastal erosion has destroyed hundreds of UK homes

A major supermoon occurs on November 25th

ODINUS is launched to explore Uranus and Neptune

2035-2075
The Very Large Hadron Collider is operational

2035-2040
The European Union collapses

Russia is a global food superpower

Swarm robotics are reaching the nanometer scale

The first manned lunar bases in history are established

The RAF Typhoon is phased out and replaced by the Tempest

2035
New train technology allows people to travel 3 times faster than most subsonic planes

Humans can "upgrade" their senses with implants that detect more signals (radio waves, X-rays, etc.)

A cure for HIV is developed

Gene-editing technology allows scientists to cure genetic diseases

Genomes of all discovered mammal species have been sequenced

Lion populations in Africa have declined by half

World tin reserves have been fully depleted

Distributed propulsion systems are revolutionizing air travel

Self-driving vehicles dominate the roads

Holographic recreations of dead people are possible

Robots are dominating the battlefield

London’s population exceeds 10 million

Norway’s underwater suspended tunnels are completed

The global airline fleet has doubled

Near-Earth object 2002 AY1 makes a close approach to Earth on January 8th

Gas powered cars are banned from sale in the UK

Quantum computers begin to commercialize

2036-2060
Breakthrough Starshot obtains images of Alpha Centauri

2036-2040
Transhuman sports competitors are becoming a reality

2036
Bionic eyes with high resolution are commercially available

In-vitro meat is a mature industry

Alzheimer’s disease is fully curable

Detailed probing and mapping of the Kuiper belt is underway

Lemurs are on the brink of extinction

AI generated music has entered the mainstream

2037
Power and telephone lines are being dismantled across developed countries due to wireless technology being dominant by now

Global reserves of Zinc are fully depleted

A total solar eclipse is visible from Australia and New Zealand on July 13th

The US Air Force introduces a new stealth bomber

The US’s sixth generation fighter jet enters service

The world’s largest mud volcano stops erupting

2038
NASA sends an automated submarine to explore Titan’s oceans

Genomes of all discovered reptile species have been sequenced

Deafness can be cured at literally any stage

On January 19th, Older computers experience the Y2K38 bug

NASA’s Trident spacecraft arrives at Neptune

Capital punishment has greatly declined in use

Teleportation of complex organic molecules is achieved

The FIFA World Cup trophy is replaced

Germany phases out coal power

The space industry exceeds $1 trillion worldwide

Comet 9P/Tempel 1 passes near Earth

Easter occurs on its latest possible date, April 25th

2039
Transport, production, and agriculture is almost 90% automated

Slight transfer of memories is possible

Invention of full immersion virtual reality

The world sees its first trillionaire

Manufacturing jobs have largely disappeared in the west

The koala goes extinct

Five-year survival rates for leukemia are approaching 100%

Extreme heatwaves are common in the USA

A transit of mercury occurs on November 7th

2040-2100
Universal basic income is introduced in several nations

2040-2060
Many coastal cities erect flood barriers

2040-2045
China's space program is rivaling NASA

2040
Nestle invents a device that designs meals around individuals’ nutrient needs

Memory implants can be used to “speed up” time for prisoners, making their full prison sentences seem like only a matter of days

Scientists can erase and restore memories

Tobacco is largely eradicated

India’s economy is rivaling that of China and the US

Fusion power is nearing commercial availability

Deep ocean mining operations are widespread

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

Life expectancy for cystic fibrosis reaches 70

Breakthroughs in carbon nanotube production are achieved

China’s high speed rail network has been greatly expanded

The Northeast corridor high-speed rail route is completed

All civil domestic aviation in Norway is electric

France bans the sale of gas powered cars

Japan phases out nuclear power

The Trans-European Transport Networks (T-ETN) rail corridor running from Germany to southern Italy is completed

The colonization of Mars is underway

Pet translators are being bought commonly by owners

Nanotechnology is beginning to commercialize

2041-2046
Japan experiences a major volcanic eruption

2041
Tokyo’s wooden W350 tower is completed

People can change or control their memories and personality

Annual deaths from cardiovascular disease have reached negligible levels in the US

Oil spills in the Niger Delta have been cleaned up

Orbital solar power is commercially feasible

Global average temperatures have risen by 2°C

Supercomputers reach the yottaflop scale

Cases of lung cancer have spiked in New York

The Antarctic treaty comes under review

A railroad now that connects Moscow to New York is completed

2042-2067
The majority of primate species are disappearing from the wild

2042-2045
Tanzanite reserves are depleted

2042
Phone numbers are extinct, and have been replaced by various messaging services, several of them being exclusive to virtual telepathy

Bangkok is surrounded by massive flood walls

Global population reaches 9 billion

White people are a minority in the USA

NASA sends probes to explore Uranus

The Diary of Anne Frank enters the US public domain

The City of Trees project is completed in Manchester, England

A Nickelodeon time capsule that was sealed in 1992 is opened on April 30th

The Trident D5 submarine-launched nuclear missile is phased out

On September 17th, computing representations of date and time on IBM mainframe systems overflow

2043
Genomes of all discovered plant species have been sequenced

The Ross Sea has lost 50% of its summer ice cover

Slovenia closes down its only nuclear power plant

The Chang’e-3 lander shuts down

2044
Russia exhausts the vast majority of its oil deposits

AI entities are given the right to vote

Global reserves of Copper are fully depleted

The works of J. R. R Tolkien enter the public domain

Permafrost is melting at an extremely high rate

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%

2045-2049
Major extinctions of animal and plant life take place

2045
Humanity approaches a technological singularity

End of the postmodern era and beginning of the singularitian era

Sweden becomes carbon neutral

Electric vehicle battery density is at parity with gasoline

“Brainprints” join fingerprints as top measures of security

Skyfarms, vertical farms that are shaped like trees, gain popularity

Humans are beginning to merge with machines

Homosexual discrimination has declined substantially

Air accident fatalities have been completely eliminated

The Chūō Shinkansen high speed maglev route is complete

Gulf coast cities are being abandoned due to super hurricanes

Apollo 12’s third stage returns to Earth

On August 12th, a total solar eclipse is visible in the USA

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is retired from service

AI passes human intelligence

2046
Japan's population falls below 100 million

The UK state pension age has risen to 70

Carbon pricing is ubiquitous worldwide

AI entities gain an AI representative in government

Outdoor static advertising has been largely replaced by dynamic advertising

2047
"One Country, Two Systems" is renewed in Hong Kong

Fully autonomous, intelligent military aircraft are commonplace

An unmanned probe is sent to 2060 Chiron

Information can be downloaded to the mind instantly

Genomes of all discovered insect species have been sequenced

An AI is awarded a nobel prize

Morbid obesity has been eliminated

Global reserves of gasoline are fully depleted

2048-2058
Glacier volume in the Everest region has declined by half

2048
The Antarctic Treaty comes up for review

King Crabs are infesting Antarctic marine ecosystems

Bionic eyes have been perfected

2049
China's Belt and Road Initiative is complete

The Dead Sea is drying up

The effects of heat stress on labor capacity have doubled

The Boeing 747 is retired from service

The Fukushima Disaster has been cleaned up

Blindness is fully curable

2050
Humanity is at a crossroads

Nearly half of the Amazon rainforest has been deforested

Wildfires have become three times as common in some regions

Traditional wine industries have been severely altered by climate change

Fish body size has declined by 25%

Hi-tech, intelligent buildings are revolutionizing the urban landscape

Nearly all cars are now self driving and electric

Air travel is maximized for comfort, and almost always is hypersonic

Continent-wide super grids provide most of the world's energy

China completes the largest water diversion project in history

More than half the world's population live in water stressed areas

Half of the world's population is short sighted

Toyota stops selling gas powered cars

Coffee has become a rare luxury

Skyscrapers that function on their own as cities, also known as arcologies, rise to prominence

Athabasca Glacier has fully disappeared

The world's first war prevention AI is created

AI generated films enter the mainstream

Hyperloops are widespread

Photons and other fundamental particles can be sent forward or backward in time by less than a nanosecond

Domestic robots are the norm in the developed world

2051
The US population reaches 400 million

An interstellar radio message arrives at Gliese 777

Britain holds its centennial national exhibition

The Suburban Rail Loop is operational in Melbourne

The Washington State Ferries time capsule, sealed in 1951, is opened

2052
The biggest supermoon of the century takes place on December 6th

2053
The USA's armed forces phase out the entire M1 Abrams fleet from service

Genetically engineered "designer babies" are available for the rich

Australia becomes the first country to eliminate cervical cancer

2054
Rainfall intensity has increased by 20%

AI entities gain legal status as persons

Global voting is held on some issues

Global reserves of coal are fully depleted

2055
Space tourism is available to middle income citizens

The vast majority of countries have achieved democracy

Global population is reaching a plateau

Traditional media has been fragmented and diversified

2056
Global average temperatures have risen by 3º celsius

Global reserves of titanium are fully depleted

Rise of Web 5.0, also known as the "quantum-net"

2057
Handheld MRI scanners are commonplace

The first manned mission to Venus takes place

2058
The Beatles catalogue enters the public domain

A billion human brains can be simulated in real time

A radio telescope is built on the Moon

Global reserves of tantalum are fully depleted

2059
The oil age has ended

Mars has a permanent human presence

AI entities outnumber human beings

2060-2110
Nations all over the world outlaw slaughterhouses

2060-2100
Global political and economic systems are in a period of immense transition

2060-2080
The next Nankai megathrust earthquake occurs

2060
Flood barriers are erected in New York

Tropical cyclones are wreaking havoc in the Mediterranean

Global extinction rates are peaking

40% of Japan's population are seniors

The ozone layer has fully recovered

Global illiteracy rate approaches 0% due to better education systems

Antimatter power plants are first introduced

Asteroid mining is commonplace

Full immersion virtual reality is becoming common

Creation of the first virtual city

2061
Halley's Comet returns on July 28th

The UK population reaches 80 million

2062
Nanofabricators are a mainstream consumer product

Life expectancy in the UK surpasses 100 years

Male and female salaries are reaching parity

The first manned mission to Mercury takes place

2063
Entire dreams can now be recorded and replayed

2064
Leadbeater's possum is extinct in the wild

The first manned mission to Ganymede takes place

2065
Age reversal for humans has been perfected

Claytronics are ubiquitous

Archival disks are becoming unreadable

An insurance crisis is taking place

Pet/animal translators are being perfected

2066
At least 500,000 UK citizens are aged over 100

2067
The first generation of antimatter-powered spacecraft is emerging

2068
An athlete completes the 100m sprint in less than nine seconds

Global reserves of oil are fully depleted

The Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument is opened after it was locked in 1968

Quantum computers have largely replaced digital computers

2069
Underground habitats are commonplace

The 100th anniversary of Apollo 11 takes place

NASA launches an interstellar probe towards Alpha Centauri in order to look for biosignatures on planets orbiting it

Everyone in the world has internet access

2070
Islam is the world's dominant religion

Global average temperatures have risen by 4º celsius

Fusion power is widespread

Nearly all new homes are fully-automated

Five-year survival rates for liver cancer are approaching 100%

80% of the mountain glaciers in Alberta and British Columbia have disappeared

The first extinct animal zoo is opened

Invention of mind uploading

Full immersion virtual reality is tested on dogs

Virtual drugs are first available to the wealthy

2072
Advanced nanotech clothing is commonplace

Picotechnology is becoming practical

2073
Plastic recycling rates are approaching 100% worldwide

The number of trillionaires in the world now exceeds 10

2075-2080
The first space elevator becomes operational

2075
The distribution of birds in the United States has been altered substantially

The Thames Barrier is upgraded

Mind hacking is possible

Virtual drugs are beginning to replace traditional drugs

2076
Viruses can be simulated down to the quantum level

Unmanned probes are sent to Sedna

2078
The world's electricity has been fully decarbonized

The first manned mission to Titan takes place

2079
Asbestos production is ending globally

A total solar eclipse is visible from New York on May 1st

SQL Server databases are hit by a major glitch

2080
Global reserves of aluminum are fully depleted

Some humans are more non-biological than biological

Construction of a transatlantic tunnel is underway

Many former Winter Games venues no longer provide snow

Polar bears go extinct

One in five lizard species are extinct

Deadly heatwaves plague Europe

2083
Laptop-sized computers can perform the equivalent of all human thought in the last 10,000 years within microseconds

Hinkley Point C and other nuclear power plants are decommissioned

V Sagittae becomes the brightest star in the night sky

2084
Conventional meat is becoming obsolete

Androids are widespread in law enforcement

2085
Five-year survival rates for brain tumors are approaching 100%

Age reversal is commonplace

2088
The University of Bologna turns 1,000 years old

2089
Rosh Hashanah falls on September 5th for the last time

2090-2099
The airline industry collapses

2090
Hypersonic vactrains are widespread

Most schools are held in full immersion virtual reality

Virtual sports soar in popularity

Interplanetary space tours are affordable for common citizenry

Space piracy is becoming increasingly common

Universal inter-species translators have become commonplace

2091
SpaceX's "Starman" has a close encounter with Earth

2092
West Antarctica is among the fastest developing regions in the world

Work on cleaning up the site of the Oldbury Nuclear Power Station is complete

2094
A time capsule sealed in 2019 is opened at the Denver International Airport

2095-2100
Hurricane defense fields are operational in the USA

2095
World population reaches its peak at just under 11 billion

Many of the world's languages are no longer in use

Invention of the first antimatter bomb

2097
A time capsule sealed in 1997 is opened in Baltimore's Inner Harbor to celebrate 300 years of the city's incorporation

2099
Sea levels are wreaking havoc around the world

80% of the Amazon rainforest has been lost

The average employee works less than 20 hours per week

2100
Human intelligence is being vastly amplified by AI

Nomadic floating cities are roaming the oceans

Emperor Penguins go extinct

The terraformation of Mars is underway

Nearly all existing habitats of coral reefs have disappeared

12% of all bird species alive 100 years ago have gone extinct

The first manned mission to Jupiter takes place

2% of the human population resides permanently in full immersion virtual reality

Virtual homes have become affordable for common citizenry

Virtual drugs have nearly replaced traditional drugs

2101
A huge event is held both in FIVR and real life to commemorate the 100th anniversary of 9/11

2102
The first 100% virtual FIFA World Cup takes place

2108
The first manned mission to Sedna takes place

2110
Personal health pods are common in homes

Force fields are in military use

Femtoengineering is practical

Man-made control of earthquakes and tsunamis is possible

Our solar system passes through a million degree cloud of gas

The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid is completed

2113
Pluto reaches aphelion for the first time since its discovery

2115
The film "100 Years" is released on November 18th, after being locked away in a time capsule for 100 years

Global reserves of chromium are fully depleted

2120
Mind uploading enters mainstream society

End of the singularitian era and beginning of the transhuman era

England's Sellafield Nuclear Site is completed

The first Venusian "cloud cities" are established

The NFL fully transitions to the virtual realm

2125
First humans to reach the Oort Cloud

2128
The colonization of Mercury begins

2130
Large-scale civilian settlement of the Moon is underway

Antimatter power plants are energy efficient

Macro-scale teleportation is possible

2140
A North American Union is taking shape

Simulations of a cubic meter down to the quantum level are possible

Global reserves of iron are fully depleted

Asteroid terrorism is a newly arising threat

2144
The colonization of Titan begins

2145
First humans in interstellar space

2150
Interstellar exploration by probe is becoming common

Holodeck-style environments are becoming possible

Cities are completely automated

Macro scale time travel is possible although remains uncommon due to safety concerns

2151
A total solar eclipse takes place in London

2160
The world sees its first bicentenarian

2162-2200
The satellite "Envisat" de-orbits and burns up in the atmosphere

2170
Underground lunar cities are widespread

2175
Full immersion virtual reality is accurate down to the quantum level

2180
An automated colony is established on Proxima Centauri b

2190
Nitrous oxide (N2O) has fallen to pre-industrial levels

2200
Traditional employment is becoming obsolete

Frozen lakes and ponds begin forming on Mars as a result of terraformation

10% of the human population resides permanently in full immersion virtual reality

2210
A global rewilding effort is underway

2220
Moore's Law is reaching its physical limit

Gene editing is so advanced that people can become literally anything they desire, even fictional creatures like dragons, with operations required for this being quick and painless

2227-2247
Pluto is closer to the Sun than Neptune

2230
Antimatter-fueled starships can travel from 90% to over 99% the speed of light

Animals as simple as a millipede can have their intelligence enhanced to the point of being as smart as a human

2240
First human to step foot on an exoplanet

2250
Humanity is a Type 1 civilization on the Kardashev scale

The first lichen and moss begins to grow on Mars

2255
Zeptoengineering is practical

2257
Eris reaches perihelion

2260
Accelerated development of the solar system is taking place

The terraformation of Venus is underway

Orbital space hotels are common throughout the solar system, especially on Saturn

2280
Microbial life is confirmed on an exoplanet

2300
Superhuman powers are available to common citizenry

Oceans, seas, flora, and some specific arthropods appear on Mars

The terraformation of Mercury is underway

50% of the human population resides permanently in full immersion virtual reality

"Cities" are now arcologies surrounded by giant computational structures used for powering digital cities and full immersion virtual reality, with traditional buildings largely becoming extinct in the real world. However, historical monuments are preserved

Half of humanity lives beyond Earth

2310
Voyager I reaches the Oort Cloud

2333
The Dounreay nuclear site becomes fully safe

2340
An advanced alien civilization is contacted

The terraformation of Titan is underway

2350
The terraformation of Mars is humanity's top priority

The solar system has been colonized

2380
Basic editing of quantum foam can be performed

2400
Light speed travel is now possible

Several species of fauna are introduced to Mars

The first interstellar war is fought

90% of the human population resides permanently in full immersion virtual reality

2430
The Alpha Centauri system has been colonized

2450
Light speed vactrains are widespread

2460
The first americium batteries are dying

2500
Mars has been terraformed

The virtual migration has stabilized, with a small portion of humanity still living in the real world

End of the transhuman era and beginning of the posthuman era

Starships designed for war purposes are commonly produced

Discoveries of new alien civilizations are becoming common

2550
Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) emissions from 2000 AD have been naturally reabsorbed

2600
Plastics and other waste products are disappearing from Earth's biosphere

The majority of Earth is covered in computronium, with certain sections being reserved for wildlife

2640
The music piece "As Slow as Possible" comes to an end after starting in 2001

2660
True universal translators allow humans to communicate with any species in existence

2700
Venus has been terraformed

2750
All of the rocky planets are covered in computronium, again with parts being reserved for wildlife

2800
Mercury has been terraformed

The construction of a Dyson sphere is being seriously considered

2880
The asteroid 1950 DA passes very close to Earth, possibly on a collision course

2900
Construction on a Dyson sphere begins

Titan has been terraformed

2999
The Longplayer composition which began in 2000 concludes right at the end of this year

3000
Purely biological humans are typically 7ft tall now, with lifespans of 120+

The Pillars of Creation are no longer visible from Earth

Starships are available to common citizenry

Inter universal computing is first developed

3050
Polaris is replaced by Gamma Cephei as the North Star

3100
Humanity is a Type 2 civilization on the Kardashev scale

Completion of the solar system's Dyson sphere

3183
The Time Pyramid, located in present day Germany, is complete

3200
Construction begins on a Dyson sphere in the Alpha Centauri system

3300
The Alpha Centauri Dyson Sphere is complete

3400
Completion of the first Matrioshka brain, a star-sized computer using energy from the Dyson sphere

100 star systems have been fully colonized

3500
A polar reversal of the Earth takes place

The Grand Unification Energy is witnessed

3700
A matryoshka brain is constructed in the Alpha Centauri system

4000
Computer science is reaching its ultimate potential

A new ice age begins on Earth

4100
1,000 star systems have been fully colonized

4385
Comet Hale-Bopp reaches perihelion

4700
10 human-colonized solar systems have Dyson spheres

4800
10,000 star systems have been fully colonized

4850
Discovery of wormholes

4876
The Great Comet of 1811 reaches perihelion

4900
Invention of the Alcubierre drive, allowing for faster than light travel

First object sent to intergalactic space

4950
Faster than light communication is made possible

5000
Inter-universal travel is first achieved

Human-colonized planets are now either used for housing computers or for housing real-worlders using terraformation technology

5500
An entire solar system in another universe is colonized for the first time

100,000 star systems have been fully colonized

5600
First Dyson sphere constructed in another universe

5700
First matryoshka brain in another universe

6200
1,000,000 star systems have been fully colonized

7000
10,000,000 star systems have been fully colonized

7500
The full interior of the solar system's Dyson sphere has been terraformed

8703
Comet NEOWISE reaches perihelion

10,000-100,000
A major ice age takes place on Earth

10,000-15,000
The hypernova of Eta Carinae is affecting our region of the galaxy

10,000
Planets can be terraformed in a matter of months

Planet-sized computers dominate the local group

Humanity is a Type 3 civilization on the Kardashev scale

The entire Milky Way galaxy has been fully colonized

If any 21st century or earlier digital computers still exist, they will experience major crashes

12,000
Our Sun is exiting the Local Interstellar Cloud

13,000
An entire galaxy in another universe has been colonized

19,500
Betelgeuse is colliding with a dusty wall

20,000
Hair disappears completely from the human genome

22,000
The Chernobyl disaster site is fully safe

35,000
Ross 248 becomes the closest star to the Sun

38,000
The Andromeda galaxy has been fully colonized

42,000
Voyager 1 is passing near Gliese 445

50,000
Planets can be terraformed in less than 2 hours

Intergalactic exploration is becoming common

52,000
Tetrafluoromethane emissions from 2000 AD have been naturally reabsorbed

The KEO time capsule re-enters the Earth's atmosphere

75,000
Inter-universal travel is becoming common

100,000
VY Canis Majoris goes supernova

The entire Local Group has been colonized

200,000
Constellations visible from Earth have been rendered unrecognizable

250,000
Planets can be terraformed within seconds

298,000
Voyager 2 is approaching Sirius

900,000
The Yellowstone supervolcano erupts

1,000,000
The Virgo Cluster has been fully colonized

1,400,000
The Oort Cloud is being disrupted by the approach of Gliese 710

2,000,000
Pioneer 10 is approaching the Aldebaran system

4,000,000
Pioneer 11 is approaching the Lambda Aquilae system

6,800,000
DNA from the 21st century has completely decayed

7,200,000
Mount Rushmore has eroded away

7,600,000
Phobos is ripped apart by Mars's gravity

8,400,000
LAGEOS-1 returns to Earth

10,000,000
Earth is being threatened by lethal levels of gamma radiation

27,000,000
Smith's Cloud is colliding and merging with the Milky Way Galaxy

30,000,000-40,000,000
An asteroid 10-20km in size comes on a direct collision course with Earth

50,000,000
Africa merges with Europe, forming a new mountain range to rival the Himalayas

100,000,000
The rings of Saturn have completely disappeared

The Milky Way Galaxy has stabilized from an earlier collision

Human technology is reaching its limits

150,000,000
The Atlantic Ocean begins to close

225,000,000
The Sun completes one galactic year

250,000,000
Pangea Ultima has been formed

300,000,000
The Laniakea Supercluster has been fully colonized

600,000,000
Total solar eclipses are no longer possible on Earth

Much of the Earth is covered in deserts due to the increasing luminosity of the Sun

750,000,000
The Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy has been absorbed into the Milky Way

1,000,000,000
Earth is becoming too hot to support liquid water

3,500,000,000
Humanity is a Type 4 civilization on the Kardashev scale

The entire universe has been colonized

3,800,000,000
The Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies begin to merge

Colonization of a second universe

5,000,000,000
The Sun is a red giant

12,000,000,000
The Sun is shrinking to become a black dwarf

100,000,000,000
The Virgo Supercluster is converging into a single galaxy

1,000,000,000,000
Star formation is declining in many galaxies

2,000,000,000,000
Galaxies beyond the Local Supercluster are no longer visible

20,000,000,000,000
Red dwarf stars are dying

100,000,000,000,000
The last few main sequence stars die

1,000,000,000,000,000
Humanity is a Type 5 civilization on the Kardashev scale

2.2 septillion
Tellurium-128 reaches the end of its half life

10 undecillion
The degenerate era of the universe begins

1 googol
The black hole era of the universe begins

1 googol+
The dark era of the universe begins