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Predictions for 2006

What readers say will happen in the coming year

By , About.com Guide

THE PREDICTIONS are in! A few months ago we asked readers to participate in our annual predictions event. They were asked to tell us what they see will happen in 2006 in eight categories: Best World Event, Worst World Event, Best National Event, Worst National Event, Greatest Scientific Discovery/Invention, Awards Predictions (Oscars/Grammies/Nobel Prize), Surprise Prediction, and Other Predictions.

Following are highlights of the results. (Full results can be found in the Forum.) Some are hopeful, some dire, many surprising. How accurate will they be? Only time will tell.

Best World Event

• Coalition troops will begin the process of pulling out of Iraq, as the insurgency dies a slow death. – underpope

• The war in Iraq will go greatly in favor of the U.S. – Kevin Williams

• Troops will be pulled out of Iraq, but some sent to Israel. – DiamondDusk

• UK and US Troops will be pulled out of Iraq by April or June. – Judgey

• India will be a superstar on the world stage. – hiroraini

• Doctors develop a medicine that can destroy HIV viruses. A vaccine is developed against bird flu. – Survivorphoenix

• UFO aliens contact non-military or political people in high places. – busbonnie91

• A cure for cancer; a combination of natural and nuclear that is effective. – Figit4

• North and South Korea will finally begin talking peace. – phildinftlaudy

• The Vatican will release an ancient scroll which will change the course of religion as we know it. – Praxilla

• US citizens attempt to regain control over an increasingly out of control rogue regime. – Heart

• 2006 will see a color sign in sky similar to the northern lights, but will come from the western sky. – gemrob The president of the Palestinians will create a long-term peace plan with the Israeli citizens. Suicide bombings will drastically decrease and Israel will see a peace that it hasn't seen since the formation of the Jewish state. – sangraal1

• People will survive the alien attack and win the intergalactic war. – psyon

• Marijuana will be legalized. – harryit

Worst World Event

• A winter like none that has hit the northern Hemisphere will hit mid-January with blizzards and ice storms shutting down major metropolitan areas, causing power outages food shortages and rioting. – mystier

• There'll be massive starvation throughout Africa. Record floods will occur in the UK and parts of Europe. Forest fires will rage throughout America and Australia. There'll be war, Iran and the US will be involved in a conflict, China and Russia will support Iran which may lead to a full-scale world war in a few years. Rioting in France will be cataclysmic for the country as industry and trade is shut down and the poorest will suffer. – Phil

• The worst world event will take place in Jerusalem sometime in May. There will be a disaster of Biblical proportions and the world will be astounded. – Starlightseer

• Al Qaeda makes a terrorist attack sometime between May and August in Chicago. – Survivorphoenix

• Terrorism continues to be a problem throughout the Middle East. New attacks happen in Northern Ireland and Spain that have nothing to do with Al Qaeda. – underpope

• The terrible weather we are having with the hurricanes and related problems of 2005 are going to increase. – mirzamay

• Mother Nature has only begun; natural disasters will continue to escalate. – Figit4

• A war between Iran and Israel will spark the wars of the apocalypse and that America will suffer another terrorist attack and will see a major civil war break out. – seahawkjoe

• War will break out between Iran and Israel, with Russia behind Iran' back. China indecisive. US and European nations will help Israel. – DiamondDusk

• America and some allies go to war against Iran, after Iran declares war on Israel. – Judgey

• Major economic and human crisis in Russia. – phildinftlaudy

• Massive floods in some parts of the south and north of Great Britain. – Praxilla

• Weather will be the biggest culprit in ongoing natural disasters, famine and war will continue to prevail in Africa. Israel may attack Iran's nuclear facilities late in the year. Violent crime, sexual assaults, robberies will escalate. Sharon will die or be essentially too incapacitated to remain as prime minister of Israel. There may be an attack on our soil this year. – Heart

• US goes into war with Iran or North Korea. War on religion. – eesha786

• There will be more air plane crashes than usual. An incident will prompt action or further sanctions on Iran and/or Syria by the international community. – NPCCitizen

• A poor attempt at cloning humans will fail, but out of failure will come new understanding and new ways to clone. – gemrob

• Power struggles will begin to commence in Latin America. Terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia and two British towns. – sangraal1

• Did I mention marijuana will be legalized? – harryit

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