Erik Tiber Posted May 17, 2015 Posted May 17, 2015 Alright, here's some work that was done on future trends. The National Intelligence Council's Global Trends 2030: Alternate Worlds. An economist article on the proposed East African Federation. An Alliance 21 publication on a few alternate scenarios for economic development in the 21st century. These are generally in line with what I've read on the topic. Some sources on global warming. [https://marine.rutgers.edu/pubs/private/HortonQSR_2013.pdf]From Science Direct[/url]. From the Guardian. Generally speaking the lower the estimate the more realistic and 'plausible'. There's nothing wrong with fudging it to give yourself more sea level rise, just be aware that you are, in fact, fudging it. Also, do take note of the effects of heat on, well, habitability. If the "Wet bulb" temperature of an area is over 35 degrees (this is a measurement that takes into account humidity as well as temperature) at its peak in summer, then that area will become temporarily uninhabitable to humans outside of air conditioning. So take this into account when writing about an area.Here's a source on the issue. Here's the wikipedia page listing megalopolises. Do note that you'll also need a list of the largest cities/metro areas in Africa too, because those are likely to more than quadruple in population by 2100. So yeah, make sure to accurately represent Africa. It'll probably end up having like 33%-40% of the world's population. Just PM or post if you want sources on border changes too. I found like four or five different maps for new borders in the middle east.
Erik Tiber Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Bump. I'm rather willing to go over this in Skype with you.
mrimatool Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Bump. I'm rather willing to go over this in Skype with you. I think Jackboot said he's given it over to Rusty to play with, who'll come back when it's finished.
Rusty Shackleford Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Patience, pls. I'm juggling quite a bit this week.
Erik Tiber Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Patience, pls. I'm juggling quite a bit this week. Sure thing. Primarily, I just didn't want the thread to be locked.
Guest Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 I'll ensure it doesnt get locked until Rusty is done with it
Guest Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Its been awhile since this has been active. Going to lock and archive it. Community members involved may request un-archiving if they wish.
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