Well apparently this upcoming solar maximum (2013) is going to be very weak. If it's as weak as the Maunder Minimum ( 1645 to 1715 ) then we should start to see colder winters, because (this is my basic knowledge) less solar flares passing through our atmosphere means more cosmic rays can enter instead, creating more clouds... thus leading to colder temperatures. So yeah, we could be entering a mini ice age... XD that's the only apocalyptic scenario I can think of. Other than that I think we'll be pretty good for a few more decades. I'm one of those people who thinks that we're doing rather well considering the population is well over 6 billion. 6 billion people, each with a different view of how the world should be.... yeah it could be a lot worse.
