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What to Expect From the World in 2022
There will be more melting of the Greenland ice sheet, more congressional hearings about cryptocurrency and more Apple chargers.
Greenland’s glaciers will continue their retreat in 2022.
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December’s end is when we reflect on what we hope to improve in the year to come … and also the time for my annual predictions of news headlines for the next 12 months.
Usually I begin by evaluating last year’s predictions, but this year only one bears mention: For the second time in the past three years, I correctly called the long-shot winner of the World Series. I predicted that the Washington Nationals would win in 2019, and I predicted that the Atlanta Braves would win in 2021.