2030

The Water Wars and Urban Sprawl of 2030

Hamilton Nolan · 12/11/12 02:45PM

The year 2030 is only 17 short years away. (Wow. I can remember when it was 25 years away.) What will the world be like in 2030? According to a new "Global Trends" report from the US National Intelligence office—a deeply researched report provocative in its predictions which will, in all likelihood, be ignored, like most government reports, only to be dusted off when it becomes a useful tool for scapegoating someone after a crisis—the world of 2030 will be urban, dangerous, and decidedly not ruled by America.