Earth 2050: Tag #nature

2050 Great Pacific garbage patch

Since the discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 1997, the already massive quantities of plastics and micro-plastics have grown even further in the area, strangling the local ecosystem. The garbage patch, now bigger in size than Alaska, has reportedly been shrinking in recent years, though.

# nature

2030 Mentakab

A place suffered from flooding twice yearly &, while it was waiting for millions of dollars to improve the draining system, it should have developed automatically triggered motorboats & floating warehouses to be used once a flood alarm was activated. Once the river water level reaches a critical

# city # nature

2050 Dusseldorf

Enough genetic material to resurrect a viable population of Homo Neanderthalensis and Home Erectus has been collected. Additionally, sufficient knowledge has been garnered to proceed, albeit with some minor technical hurdles. Whilst the cultures of these people could never be replaced or fully reconstructed,

# human # nature # society

2040 Manila

In about three decades, the Philippines could find many of its coastal areas, including those surrounding Manila Bay, underwater due to the effects of climate change. According to research by science organization Climate Central (published in open-access journal Nature Communications), 150 million people

# nature

2040 Cape Fligely

By 2030, the problem of global warming will be keenly felt. Environmentalists around the world will search for ways to tackle the build-up of methane in the upper atmosphere, ultimately using microorganisms to process the gas under low pressure conditions. Colonies of bacteria will be delivered to the

# nature

2030 Sao Paulo

People will be rated on how environmentally friendly their lives are based on the different choices of transportation, food, practices at home and purchases. This footprint will be calculated in real time leveraging mobile technologies and the IoT. The ratings will be used in the calculation of taxes

# nature # society

2040 Honolulu

Massive stacks of bioengineered algae tower above a small Hawaiian harbor. These solar-powered wind and air filters produce additional oxygen while absorbing carbon. The algae are made to reproduce quickly and generate no alternative chemicals besides oxygen. This is the first of many experimental oxygen

# nature

2030 Great Pacific garbage patch

The large garbage spot in the Pacific Ocean, with an area of3 million sq. km. (1500 x 2000 km) — the size of Greenland, ceased being the concern solely of Greenpeace and other environmental organizations. The global environmental crisis in the neutral waters of the Seven Seas was finally addressed

# government # nature

2050 Rabat

Underwater power stations use geothermal energy. Water penetrates into tectonic faults and heats up to high temperatures using the Earth’s natural heat. Underwater geysers are formed this way, as well as hot geothermal lakes and currents. Their warmth is used for warming houses and buildings and

# energy # nature

2050 Rabat

Deep-water researchers continue to discover new types of seaweed. One of them — “Green soylent” — turns out to be nourishing and tasty. Residents of the underwater city not only provide food for themselves now, but also send some of their harvest to the surface. Seaweed becomes

# food # nature

2050 Rabat

Plankton is actively used to provide vital resources for the underwater city. The characteristics of already known microorganisms are genetically adapted, and new species are created. Thanks to the active usage of biotechnology, the city’s power consumption decreases considerably. A special kind

# biotech # nature

2050 Rabat

Reserves of fresh water have increased by so much that urbanists have finally decided to use this opportunity to turn Moroccan cities into desert oases. The “Urban Garden” program has been launched at the state level: All architects are required to include in their projects green

# city # nature

2050 Rabat

A new method of construction emerges in the middle of the 21st century. Instead of humans and cumbersome machines, genetically modified bacteria are now working at construction sites. This method is called bio-3D-printing. The tiny “builders” move along an initially defined route, leaving

# construction # nature

2050 Rabat

Cute but old-fashioned wind turbines are replaced by more advanced wind generators. These towers are shaped like huge cyclone funnels. They reach higher than the clouds and can use the strong winds present at great heights. The air inside the tower is accelerated by pressure differences, and this increases

# energy # nature # society

2050 Rabat

In 2030, all phosphate reserves used for agricultural fertilization in the world are running out. The phosphate crisis is worse than the oil crises of the 20th century. Iraq and Algeria, large players in the phosphate market, drastically reduce their mining in an attempt to control prices. The

# city # government # nature # space

2030 Canberra

Micro sized drones will be invented by mid 2020s based on insect biology and mechanics. The military will want to weaponize it but international treaties will be quickly signed to prevent it. The future drones will be equipped with sensors and be used to turn garbage into micro sized particles. These

# nature # robots

2050 Paris

Some time in the next few years, there will be a political tipping point on the issue of climate change, after which most countries in the world, including the major emitters of greenhouse gases, will commit seriously to cutting emissions, in line with the agreements reached in Paris in 2015. They

# nature

2050 Coral island

In XX century, some artificial islands were built by UAE, Japan and China, but their land reclamation technologies were rather old-fashioned: large amounts of rocks, cement or clay had to be moved to a targeted area. That's why those artificial islands were small and very expensive to build. Now, with

# nature # construction

2050 Coral island

A new group of environmentalists got very popular after they presented serious scientific evidence of health deterioration in the areas of excessing electromagnetic fields (Wi-Fi, GSM, SATCOM and other transmitters for wireless communications). To fight extra radiation, the moderate wing of this eco-movement

# nature # society

2050 Coral island

It's great when you can control the weather: more rain is sent to drying farmland, and big cities use regular "sanitary" rains for cleaning. However, more rain in one country could mean less rain in the other. As soon as hidden methods of weather manipulation are detected, some countries start "wars

# nature # government