2.1 2050

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3 January 2050

Top article

Millions die as world’s first “global syndemic” declared

Deforestation linked to concurrent influenza-paramyxovirus

  • thumbnail Europe’s Green First Party achieves majority in EU parliament, immediately passes tough new immigration restrictions
  • thumbnail Russia resettles climate refugees in new Siberian camps, refuses photojournalists access
  • thumbnail SpaceX offers first long-term leases in space colony
  • thumbnail Heatwaves overwhelm crumbling infrastructure, leading to blackouts and deaths
  • thumbnail Synthetic coffee, chocolate now cheaper than natural counterparts

Let’s see what the 2050s will bring.