Redlin5 said:
Well, here. Have a crystal ball. Where are we headed humanity?
Speaking as a citizen of the United States:
-The current political schism will cause the upcoming election months to be the most vitriolic ever recorded. The court will strike down "Obamacare" and the Republicans (Conservative party) will demonize Obama, with some facts, but mostly lies. Mitt Romney will win the GOP Nomination and begin his losing race against Obama. The last two or three months will see so many Republican gaffes, outright falsehoods, and examples of immense hypocrisy that the party itself will be shamed into the corner by any self-respecting citizen who doesn't believe FOX news. Obama will win re-election, Democrats will re-gain Congress, and our government will actually start doing stuff again. Some of this stuff will be good, some of it will be bad, and some of it will represent the opposing values of what a government stands for (Democrats are not immune to corruption, for example). However, it will be years and many elections before the Republican party can field any viable ethos, ideology, or candidate for a general election - assuming Americans make an effort to remember our political history instead of having memories akin to goldfish.
-Immigration and Emigration out of the countries most vulnerable to climate change will only increase. The massive redistribution of humans will leave strife and xenophobia in its wake as most developed countries tighten and strengthen their borders. Demographics will shift to favor ethnic diversity instead of homogeneity. Crimes (including violent and deadly) will increase due to the poor preparation and increased sense of ill-being idiots all over the world feel at being "invaded."
-Korea won't launch a nuke, but it was never going to. Korea only wanted to show its hand to the world and let the U.N. know that it has some chips if things get rough. North Korea knows if they launch a nuke at South Korea or any other nation, the retaliation will destroy them outright.
-Global Warming (now an accepted fact by most Conservative parties 'round the globe) will continue to be fought over whether or not we should try to do something about it. Oil and gas/petrol prices will go up, but Generations Y and Z will be purchasing hybrids or electric cars and trying to find equilibriums between efficiency and cost. Alternative, renewable energy sources will increase dramatically - both personal and large-scale. Maybe in a bit more than 10 years, but certainly possible in those 10 years - a gully will develop between alternative-power users and the stubborn users who didn't 'buy into' the whole solar panel thing. When the people who use solar panels / wind turbines / whatever begin having electric bills 30% of the total of their peers who rely entirely on utility companies, most will start buying into the idea. I doubt any large-scale revolution will occur.
-Gene therapy for dozens of diseases will have entered the market. While not entirely commonplace, they will be a viable option. Gene sequencing and manipulation costs will come down to home-user level, and soon the Millenial's children will be learning about basic Biology from sequencing their very own DNA. The Higg's Boson will either be discovered or narrowed down to an area that makes it entirely plausible as a particle. More quack theories about the nature of the Universe and quantum mechanics will continue to be published.
That's about all I can type for now.
