Bleeding Edge Timeline: 2012 - 2112

2012 - 2112

Period: Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2112

Global mass migrations of refugees

Jan 1, 2060

Global mass migrations of refugees

An aging population

Apr 15, 2060

An aging population

Flood barriers erected in New York

Aug 10, 2060

Flood barriers erected in New York

Global extinction rates are peaking

Sep 18, 2060

Global extinction rates are peaking

Mining operations on the Moon

Dec 3, 2060

Mining operations on the Moon

UK population reaches 80 million

Feb 9, 2061

UK population reaches 80 million

Halley's Comet returns

Dec 18, 2061

Halley's Comet returns

Nanofabricators enter the consumer market

Dec 30, 2062

Nanofabricators enter the consumer market

IT's share of the Piedmont Atlantic Confederation's economy reaches 20%

May 13, 2064

IT's share of the Piedmont Atlantic Confederation's economy reaches 20%

Invisibility suits are in military use

Apr 10, 2065

Invisibility suits are in military use

Self-assembling buildings made entirely from nanotech

Nov 4, 2065

Self-assembling buildings made entirely from nanotech

Longevity treatments that can halt aging

Dec 2, 2065

Longevity treatments that can halt aging

Insurance crisis

Jul 18, 2066

Insurance crisis

Male and female salaries are reaching parity

Jan 29, 2067

Male and female salaries are reaching parity

A major landmark in the world of athletics

Jul 17, 2068

A major landmark in the world of athletics

North American population reaches half a billion

Jan 1, 2069

US population reaches half a billion

Global average temperatures have risen by 4°C

Jan 1, 2070

Global average temperatures have risen by 4°C

Fusion power is widespread

Apr 12, 2071

Fusion power is widespread

Picotechnology is becoming practical

Jul 13, 2072

Picotechnology is becoming practical

Fully automated homes

Sep 5, 2072

Fully automated homes

Expansion of Moon bases

Feb 23, 2073

Expansion of Moon bases

The Green Wall of China is completed

Feb 12, 2074

The Green Wall of China is completed

The Thames Barrier is upgraded

May 13, 2075

The Thames Barrier is upgraded

The ozone layer has fully recovered

Oct 26, 2075

The ozone layer has fully recovered

Unmanned probes to Sedna

Jan 29, 2076

Unmanned probes to Sedna

Some humans are becoming more non-biological than biological

Jan 1, 2080

Some humans are becoming more non-biological than biological

Construction of a transatlantic tunnel

May 22, 2080

Construction of a transatlantic tunnel

Polar bears face extinction

Jul 18, 2081

Polar bears face extinction

Deadly heatwaves plague Europe; traditional agriculture is decimated

Jun 12, 2082

Deadly heatwaves plague Europe; traditional agriculture is decimated

One in five lizard species are extinct

Jul 26, 2083

One in five lizard species are extinct

Hyper-intelligent computers

Nov 9, 2083

Hyper-intelligent computers

Androids are entering law enforcement

May 1, 2084

Androids are entering law enforcement

Global currency - "Credits"

Mar 22, 2085

Global currency - "Credits"

Macro-scale teleportation is achieved

Dec 11, 2085

Macro-scale teleportation is achieved

Manned exploration of the Jovian system

Jan 7, 2087

Manned exploration of the Jovian system

Religion is fading from European culture

Jan 1, 2090

Religion is fading from European culture

West Antarctica is among the fastest growing areas in the world

Apr 7, 2092

West Antarctica is among the fastest growing areas in the world

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

Aug 22, 2095

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

Manned exploration of the Saturnian system

Sep 6, 2095

Manned exploration of the Saturnian system

Over 80% of the Amazon rainforest has been lost

Feb 25, 2099

Over 80% of the Amazon rainforest has been lost

Sea levels are wreaking havoc around the world

Nov 2, 2099

Sea levels are wreaking havoc around the world