The world in a thousand years time

[stripee]

Going back a thousand years isn't that long, so forwards is only a small amount of time in a way....will humans still be here. What will the earth look like then?

Will cities dominate with wastes and excessive pollution. Will all the large mammals be extinct.... Of course, much depends on what happens with the climate, whether we get hot and dry or there's another ice age. Will the population be forced into another bottle neck caused by catastrophy such as a pandemic or nuclear war, with only a small number of humans left? Will London still exist??? Will food be grown on cultures in laboratories. Will some people be living on the Moon maybe. Or could it look very much the same, perhaps more built up, but recognisable.

[naturelover]

I dont think england will exist,it will be under water like many more parts of the land,thats what i think anyway.

[agrumpycow]

Originally Posted by naturelover

I dont think england will exist,it will be under water like many more parts of the land,thats what i think anyway.

I don't think England will be totally under water (it would take a huge climate change for that to happen), although, I think the coastal outline will of changed with areas nearer see level lost.
If the global temperature change continues as it has in recent years then I think the geography of a lot of countries will have changed, as will the climate and as a result of that the variety and distribution of species.

It would certainly be interesting to be able to take a peek into he future to see what happens...............

[stripee]

I think we will still be here, the large mammals will have all gone, the environment will considerably more modified everywhere by human activity, and more areas will be uninhabitable due to drought, ice or higher sea levels. Humans will be concentrated in mega cities. London will exist, although maybe relocated further inland, cities will be more or less continuous, countryside areas will be much diminished except in inaccessible places. Living space will be at a premium. Although population levels will have stabilised. Food may be grown artificially, solutions to waste and transport and energy would have had to be confronted. A pandemic would only have a temporary effect, and warfare that wipes out the entire world would not be that likely. An enormous volcanic eruption may occur, but again it might not happen for thousands of years. Maybe someone will set up home on the moon, or it will just become a giant supplier of moonrock. We will be living in a more artificial environment. Maybe with those flying cars!

[tufftie]

Gosh, this is a hard one..but interesting, there are so many ifs and buts, so many possible outcomes The sad and frustrating thing is that so much depends on how we act; we are so over populated that unfortunately our actions do make an impact on the planets natural phenomenon.

So having said that the way i'd like to see it turn out is this (though i think it unlikely.); There is no European government of heavy duty world leaders throwing their weight around - politics is localised with the emphasis on community and environment. Our lifestyle has changed completely and for the main part we are no longer living in a materialistic age - this has to be the case if we are not to destroy the planet. We are living at human speed and not machine speed and have more time for the community, family and surrounding nature. We are all self sufficient, or at least partly so and things are environmentally friendly. We have gone round in a spiral but to what age i'm not sure (I don't think things go round full circle but full spiral because nothing can ever be quite the same). As for nature and wild areas - they will have changed because the climate will be different but quite how i'm not sure.

I hope it turns out like this - otherwise i dread to think what the planet and likely other planets will look like and space will be our trash can.

[demicav]

I think many animal species will be extinct. The world will be overpopulated with people. The UK will have little or no rural areas left and everyone will be wearing a mask in the big cities due to all the polution (like they do in China). More and more people will be housed in high rise flats due to lack of room. Oh I know, total pesimist I am . Seriously though it could be as bad as all that.

[hank]

Global warming will make less and less land area available for habitation, so the worlds population will probably be much less that it is now. Fossil fuels will be long gone and energy generated from natural sources will be the norm. They will probably have sorted out the JET project and have an abundance of free energy. The internal combustion engine will have be replaced by a Hydrogen cell motor ( which will have been perfected 950 years previous ). Comuting via sub orbital vehicles will be commonplace.
The BBC will still show The Great Escape every Christmas - but it'll be via 3D TV.

[stripee]

Maybe fertility levels will fall so that many people don't reproduce, and the population will be smaller. With other civilisations that have failed, along with climate change, it has been because of depletion of resources, then the environmental damage becoming extreme, followed by starvation, and people moving elsewhere. So we won't have that choice, with smaller amounts of land available, but maybe we will have devised sustainable strategies for keeping us going by then. Also perhaps more equal sharing of resources between people will become essential, and excessive consumption will be outlawed For the animals and plants though, some will still be here, but most of the vulnerable ones will have become extinct. If an animal needs a large amount of land to survive or a particular type of unusual habitat then most of them won't be there in 1,000 years, unless in captivity, although you never know, perhaps some will make it, I hope so.

[oneworld]

I just wrote a depressing post and then deleted it in an attempt to be more upbeat and positive

They will have found out how to extract DNA and will be able to reproduce any extinct animal and reform (terraform) it's habitat. We will of course live in orbit on luxury space pads and have holidays on Earth.

Dolphins will be news readers

Computers will work perfectly without glitches (hmmm that might need more time)

Invisibility and safe suit (I'm thinking of a force field sort of thing) for stalking wildlife - walking amongst a pride of lions etc

Peace, prosperity and great scientific and artistic advances.

Well - I don't believe it but it a nice idea

Jas

[hank]

Originally Posted by oneworld

I just wrote a depressing post and then deleted it in an attempt to be more upbeat and positive

They will have found out how to extract DNA and will be able to reproduce any extinct animal and reform (terraform) it's habitat. We will of course live in orbit on luxury space pads and have holidays on Earth.

Dolphins will be news readers

Computers will work perfectly without glitches (hmmm that might need more time)

Invisibility and safe suit (I'm thinking of a force field sort of thing) for stalking wildlife - walking amongst a pride of lions etc

Peace, prosperity and great scientific and artistic advances.

Well - I don't believe it but it a nice idea

Jas

I like it !

What are you on !!