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2020 (MMXX) will be a leap year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar. It will be the first year of the 2020s decade.
Predicted and scheduled events
Unknown dates
- The main segment of track extending from San Francisco to Anaheim of the California High Speed Rail system is expected to be completed.
- JAXA plans to send robotic astronauts to the Moon, followed by human astronauts[1]
- 2020 Summer Olympics - The host city will be announced in the summer of 2013
- This is the year that the Hong Kong MTR South Island Line east section is expected to be completed.
- Last nuclear power plant in Germany scheduled to shut down
- British newspaper The Guardian published a series of magazines in September 2004 predicting life in 2020. These predictions include widespread use of artificially intelligent cars, "smart" clothing incorporating computer chips, and green energy sources.
- Mapping the Global Future: Report of the National Intelligence Council's 2020 Project was published in December 2004 with a long-term view of the future. The NIC is the center for midterm and long-term strategic thinking within the US Government.
- In Australia, Queensland is expected to overtake Victoria as the second most populous state of the nation.
- Global oil production is expected to peak.[2]
- The Russian Federal Space Agency says that they plan to be mining helium-3 from the moon by this year.[3]
- Earliest year that power aboard the space probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 is expected to terminate (though either probe may function past this date).
- NASA Venus Surface Explorer mission to Venus (part of the New Frontiers program)
- Several underdeveloped countries have plans to become developed countries by 2020:
- Trinidad and Tobago becomes a developed country under the Vision 2020 development plan initiated by Former Prime Minister Patrick Manning. (Current Prime Minister, as of May 24th, 2010: The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar) [1].
- Malaysia becomes a developed country, under the Wawasan 2020 plan initiated by former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
- Chile becomes a developed country.
- India becomes a developed country as pledged by President A P J Abdul Kalam.
- Oman becomes a developed country under 2020 long term development plan.
- Pakistan becomes a developed country under 2020 long term development plan.
- Philippines becomes a developed country as pledged by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
- Shanghai is set to become an "international financial centre and global shipping hub."
- If current trends continue, according to the United Nations, the Aral Sea could disappear completely by this year.[4]
- Volvo hopes to use radar, sonar and other advanced technologies to create a crash-proof car by 2020.[5]
- The IBM Institute for Business Value concluded from their study "Automotive 2020: Clarity Beyond the Chaos" that all automobiles will have some level of hybridization by 2020.[6] Toyota's vice president in charge of powertrain development also believes that all Toyota cars produced will be hybrid vehicles by the year 2020.[7]
- Cars that drive themselves on smart highways, 3-D video conferencing, artificial brain cells, artificial lungs, artificial kidneys, identification of the genetic links of all diseases - all these have been predicted for 2020.[8]
In fiction
Comics
- Comics set in 2020:
- 2020 Visions (1997–1998)
- Iron Man 2020
- Superman 2020
Novels
- Perfect Dark: Initial Vector by Greg Rucka (2005)
Computer and video games
- Games set in 2020:
- Raid 2020 (1989)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991): The Level "Neon Night Riders" Takes place in 2020.
- Super Baseball 2020 (1991)
- Keitai Denjū Telefang (2000)
- Command and Conquer: Generals (2003)
- Half-Life 2 (2004)
- Perfect Dark Zero (2005)
- Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (2006)
- Crysis (2007)
- Tom Clancy's EndWar (2008)
- Supreme Ruler 2020 (2008)
Film
- Films set in 2020:
- Roujin Z (1991)
- Mission to Mars (2000)
- Yesterday (2002)
- Reign of Fire (2002)
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
- Thunderbirds (2004)
Television
- Television programs set in 2020:
- Sealab 2020 (1972)
- Terrahawks (1983–1984)
- Knights of God (1987)
- C.O.P.S. (1988–1989)
- Dark Angel (2000–2002), second half of Season One and first half of Season Two
- Supervolcano [9] (2005)
- Dollhouse (2009-2010), The events of the series finale takes place.
- Doctor Who: The Hungry Earth and Cold Blood (2010)
Music
- Songs about 2020, or including 2020
- Ace Enders and a Million Different People has a song on their debut CD, The Secret Wars called "Bring Back Love (Year 2020)" It is about helping the financially unstable and bringing back a general love among humans.
- In Head Automatica's song, "Graduation Day", the music video foretold that in the year 2020, the goth girl who is graduating will become the President of the United States.
- In Eminem's song, "We Made You", from his 2009 album Relapse, the rapper mentions the year 2020 in the outro of the song, in the line "Dr. Dre, 2020, Yeah!".
See also
References
- ^ "the associated press: Japan aims for walking robot on the moon by 2020".
- ^ "Timeline: The Frightening Future of Earth".
- ^ "Moon".
- ^ "Aral Sea".
- ^ "Volvo".
- ^ "Hybridization the Norm".
- ^ "Toyota".
- ^ Eyewitness Future, by Michael Tambini (2004), ISBN 0756606845
- ^ "TV programs worth watching".