Events that May Happen in the Future - Statistics

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Year Event % Correct
52,000 {Niagara} Falls, which recedes about 1 foot per year, will completely erode away.
96%
2084 The world {population} will peak at 10.3 billion, according to UN estimates.
96%
3 million A day on Earth will be one {minute} longer than it is today.
93%
26,000 The area immediately around the {Chernobyl} Nuclear Power Plant in Eastern Europe will be safe for human habitation.
93%
100–300 million The rings of {Saturn} will begin to disappear due to the planet's gravity.
93%
2030 After 32 years of operation, NASA will decommission the {International} {Space} {Station}.
89%
2061 {Halley's} Comet will be visible for the first time since 1986.
85%
2050 {Nigeria} will surpass the U.S. to become the world's third most-populous country.
74%
2032 {Brisbane} will become the third city "down under" to host the Summer Olympics.
59%
4–5 billion The {Andromeda} galaxy will either pass very close by or combine with the Milky Way.
59%
250,000 A new {Hawaiian} island will form from a volcano currently located 3,200 ft below sea level.
48%
30–50 million The Martian moon {Phobos} will be torn apart, potentially forming a ring around the planet.
48%
<100,000 The red supergiant star {Betelgeuse}, located 642.5 light years away, will go supernova.
48%
5 billion Once the hydrogen in the Sun's core is depleted, it will begin its {red} {giant} phase.
44%
50 billion Assuming the Earth-Moon system still exists, the Earth will become {tidally} locked to the Moon.
37%
500–900 million Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will have dropped. C3 and later C4 {photosynthesis} will then become impossible, leading to all plant life dying out.
30%
200–300 million A new {supercontinent} is likely to form on Earth, leading to another mass extinction.
26%
10 million The {East} {African} Rift will stretch out enough for the Indian Ocean to begin flooding into it, causing the continent to split into two.
22%
600,000 The {Toba} supervolcano, which almost caused the extinction of humanity 75,000 years ago, is expected to erupt again.
22%
1–1.5 billion Due to the increasing {luminosity} of the Sun, a runaway greenhouse effect will trigger the boiling-away of Earth's oceans.
15%
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