[edit] Events - On March 14 (which will be February 29 in the Julian calendar), the difference between the Julian calendar and the Gregorian calendar reaches 14 days. Since 14 is divisible by 7, this will be the first time in history since its inception that the Gregorian calendar has the same day of the week for each day of the year as the Julian calendar. This will last until February 28, 2200 of the Gregorian Calendar.
- By 2100, 12% (about 1250) of the bird species existing at the beginning of the 21st century are expected to be extinct or threatened with extinction.[1]
- By 2100, Emperor Penguins could be pushed to the brink of extinction due to global climate change, according to a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution study from January 2009. The study applied mathematical models to predict how the loss of sea ice from climate warming would affect an Antarctica colony of Emperor Penguins, and they forecast a decline of 87% in the colony's population by the end of the century.[2]
- Polaris appears furthest North. Polaris' maximum apparent declination (taking account of nutation and aberration) will be 0.4526° from the celestial north pole, on 24 March 2100[3].
- 2100 will not be a leap year since it qualifies as a year ending in "00" not divisible by 400.
[edit] Fictional events - In the Star Trek universe, Mars is colonized in this year.
- In the Mass Effect universe, the first permanent settlement on Mars, named Lowell City, is founded by the European Space Agency this year.
- The sixth season of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series, known as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward, takes place in 2105.
- In the series Time Warp Trio, 2105 is when the girls (Jodie, Freddi, and Samantha) live.
- In the Animatrix, 2105 is when Operation Dark Storm is supposed to be initiated.
- In the Pixar film WALL-E, the Axiom, the flagship of the fleet of BnL starliners, departs Earth.
- In Doctor Who, the Ninth Doctor takes Rose Tyler to this year.
- On 3 September, the first FTL drive is tested in the BattleTech universe.
[edit] References - ^ Pimm, Stuart; et al. (2006). "Human impacts on the rates of recent, present, and future bird extinctions". PNAS 103 (29): 10941–10946. doi:10.1073/pnas.0604181103.
- ^ Dunham, Will. "Melting Sea Ice May Doom Emperor Penguins, Study Finds." The Washington Post, January 26, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ Jean Meeus, Mathematical Astronomy Morsels Ch.50 ; Willmann-Bell 1997.
- ^ Diduch, Mary (April 27, 2009). "U. celebrates Old Queens bicentennial". The Daily Targum (Rutgers University: College Media Network). http://www.dailytargum.com/news/u-celebrates-old-queens-bicentennial-1.1735519. Retrieved June 16, 2009. "At the ceremony, a time capsule was revealed containing several items from today to leave for the University in 2109, at the building’s tricentennial commemoration."
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