Comment by MrDresden

- The issue of antibiotic resistant microbial life will become mainstream news, as more cases of infection occur in affluent countries.

- Conflicts on both local as well as national level over water rights will start happening. Not major conflicts, but the initial scuffles.

- Higher than normal global wheat prices along with frivolous government spending will cause Egypt to hint at rising the price of subsidized bread. This will spark massive unrest in a country already struggling.

- Twitter will either go bankrupt or exchange ownership again.

- A major power will perform somekind of military action in space, such as shooting down a satellite of a rival.