The decade as a whole
This decade is expected to be called "the twenty-forties" or the "two thousand forties", and eventually just "the forties" (when the
1940s becomes obsolete). The
Roman Numeral number for 40 is XL.
America's population is expected to reach 400 million
Notable predictions and known events
2045
★ one prediction (by
Ray Kurzweil) places the emergence of the
technological singularity in 2045
★ On
August 12, a
total solar eclipse will take place in the
United States, producing a path that will go from
California to
Florida. Some parts of Florida are predicted to experience
totality for six minutes, the longest in US history.