Several groups are testing smart lenses that would measure glucose levels in the tears of people with diabetes.). Here's what happened, what didn't and what was just plain crazy. Wrong: Though the net revenue of the U.S. book publishing industry has decreased since 2014, the industry still sold 675 million print books and brought in nearly $26 billion in 2018, according to the Association of American Publishers' annual report. Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency. Cesar Martinez cries as he kneels at the grave of his brother Rodrigo, who died in Iraq in 2004, while being held by his cousin Carla on Memorial Day at the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Los Angeles, Calif., May 27, 2019. A man bikes past destroyed homes in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas on Sept. 10, 2019, one week after Hurricane Dorian. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake, the second hitting in as many days, located in the same area some 11 miles from Ridgecrest and 150 miles North of Los Angeles shook Southern California on July 5. President Trump reviews an honor guard during a ceremonial welcome in the garden of Buckingham Palace in London, June 3, 2019 on the opening day of a three day state visit to Britain. "The main motive for this in Europe is cost to the state. Between 1990 and 2019, mortality from all neoplasms is predicted to fall by about 18% in Argentina, 26% in Chile, 14% in Colombia, 17% in Mexico and 13% in Venezuela, corresponding to almost 0.5 million avoided cancer And she went three for three with these predictions: Whole Foods has gone national; Spam-a-Rama is still around; and "... miraculously, Dirty's is still open, though the fastidious customer does not inquire too closely as to the meat source of the O.T. Performers from the play 'Camino a Broadway' (Way to Broadway) on stage during the gala held at the Cervantes theatre in which Spanish flamenco singer Rosalia received the 'Antonio Banderas' Stage Arts award in Malaga, Spain on June 18, 2019. Participants in the World Santa Claus Congress have their annual saltwater foot bath at Bellevue Beach, at Bakken, north of Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23, 2019. A resident cries in front of her destroyed house in Havana, Cubaon Jan. 28, 2019. An anti-government protester holding an umbrella holds a tear gas canister before throwing it towards police officers during a Global Anti Totalitarianism Rally in Hong Kong, China, Sept. 29 2019. Street performer Thomas Liberto from Bel Air, Maryland, who goes by the social media name "Mr. Christmas Tree" sits by Christmas decorations around midtown New York on Dec. 19, 2019. The cast of ‘Game Of Thrones’ presents the award for supporting actress in a limited series or movie during the 71st Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 2019. Close: In 2019, China still trailed the United States as the world's second-largest economy, by nominal GDP. For full Social Security benefits, the age is slowly climbing and depends on the year that you were born. A Navy Midshipman signals his classmate on the field ahead of an NCAA college football game between the Army and the Navy, Dec. 14, 2019, in Philadelphia. Kurzweil predicted that privacy would be a huge political and social issue and that "each individual’s practically every move (will be) stored in a database somewhere.". Women take part in the desert trek "Rose Trip Maroc", on Nov. 1, 2019 in the erg Chebbi near Merzouga. (Siri, play "Bedroom mix."). Beachgoers play with balls at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 29, 2019. Approximately 14,800 acres have burned in the third fire in a week registered in the island. The nationwide blackout in Venezuela has left millions without running water. Thousands of people marched to the governor's residence in San Juan on Wednesday chanting demands for Gov. We can help. Boeing's Starliner crew capsule sits atop an Atlas V rocket during lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force station early Dec. 20, 2019. Now what? Police detain a woman during a yellow vest protest with other groups in Brussels, May 26, 2019. Across the globe, people took to the streets Friday to demand that leaders tackle climate change in the run-up to a U.N. summit. A mill is seen in the morning mist in Groningen, The Netherlands, Aug. 26, 2019. Over seventy percent of the country was in darkness amid an ongoing political dispute between President Nicolas Maduro and self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido. Proponents of online voting say it could improve turnout and prevent voter suppression at polling stations. Deutsch was killed on Dec. 10 in a shooting inside a Jersey City, N.J. kosher food market. What about flying cars? Women wade through a flooded street in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 10, 2019. City Council switched from at-large to single-district seats in 2012. Opposition members confronted ruling-party senators, and Joseph pulled a pistol when protesters rushed at him and members of his entourage. Mariachis perform during the 26th Mariachi and Charro International Festival in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Aug. 25, 2019. Speaking of cars: Maybe part of the reason apes would be able to drive us around is because roads would no longer exist. Twelve Catalan separatist politicians and activists face years behind bars if they are convicted of rebellion or other charges for pushing an independence referendum in October 2017, in defiance of a court ban, and a brief declaration of independence. Indian Muslim brides-to-be gather as they participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Ahmedabad on March 3, 2019. A motorcyclist squats on a rock in an area affected by a landslide on Aug. 10, 2019 in Myanmar. A woman walks on Oct. 6, 2019, past shops damaged in attacks by pro-regime forces in Syria. More than six months of protests have beset the city with frequent confrontations between protesters and police. The elaborate Royal Barge Procession will be held on Dec. 12, 2019, featuring 52 elaborately crafted barges and 2,200 seamen, and will mark the conclusion of a year-long celebration of Thai King Rama X Royal Coronation Ceremony. Wild horses during the 'Wildpferdefang' (wild horses roundup) at the Merfelder Bruch near Duelmen, Germany, May 25, 2019. Food forests and communal living will be the norm, marijuana will be legal, and space travel will be possible. Here's a look, 1997, British news organization The Independent, Johnson led his Conservative Party to victory, 79% of total U.S. primary energy production, rise of right-wing politicians in France, Austria, Italy, Hungary and Poland, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Palestinians light fireworks above the rubble to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City, May 13, 2019. Yes, it's true. Soldiers walk after laying wreaths during a commemoration of the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day, in Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 2, 2019. Though life expectancy in many industrialized nations continues to inch up, it has been going in the opposite direction in America. The United Nation predicts the average global life expectancy to rise to 77.1 years by 2050. Power from nuclear power plants should be available in large amounts at low cost," Scarlott wrote. People light torches during a protest against President Milo Djukanovic in Montenegro's capital Podgorica, March 23, 2019, demanding the resignation of long-serving President Milo Djukanovic. Paddleboarders take part in a paddle board race on the Seine river in Paris, France, Dec. 8, 2019. Residents defend a property from a bushfire at Hillsville near Taree, around 215 miles north of Sydney on Nov. 12, 2019. Riot police are hit by a petrol bomb during clashes with demonstrators protesting against the government in Santiago on Nov. 22, 2019. Though we may not project images directly into our retinas, Google Glass comes pretty close. Infernal heats, bone-dry droughts, more flash flooding, and general havoc wrought by climate change in 2050 and beyond are likely – but better mass transit and more efficient land use can help save us! Students dressed up as Hindu gods Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva participate in a cultural event in their school in Mumbai on Aug. 21, 2019. Get used to it"; 2) "If you come back for a visit in 30 years, you'll still be flying into Mueller. Who would lead nations, and which ones would be global superpowers? Nutrition programs will remain in place for malnourished children, pregnant women and nursing mothers. Here are the twenty-one predictions for 2021 headlines for the next three articles, where you will see more specific details and logic for each one. © 2021 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. The expedition is a joint effort supported by virtually all nations on the planet, the culmination of a decade and a half of intense focus on a common goal.". James Corden performs during the opening number of the 73rd Annual Tony Awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 9, 2019. Mr. Christmas Tree aka Liberto, who begins the holiday season traveling from Maryland to NYC, has been walking around in festive costume for the last five years. The world's biggest beer festival Oktoberfest opens on Sept. 21, 2019, and runs until Oct. 6, 2019. Student protests have become a nationwide call for socio-economic equality and better social services, so far forcing Chilean President Sebastian Pinera to increase benefits for the poor and disadvantaged and start a process of constitutional reform. HEIKO JUNGE/ NTB Scanpix, AFP/Getty Images. Citing problems with "diversion of food" from the neediest, the UN agency said on June 20 that it would initially only target Sanaa city, controlled by the Iran-aligned Huthis. You're late for work, again, because of SXSW traffic. who knows! A conflict affected Yemeni woman collects spilled grain from the floor, after getting food rations provided by Mona Relief Yemen in Sanaa, Yemen on Nov, 16, 2019. Â, In his 1999 book, "Business @ the Speed of Thought," Bill Gates predicted personal devices that "connect and sync all your devices in a smart way, whether they are at home or in the office, and allow them to exchange data.". Blind mystic Baba Vanga's predictions for 2020 - after foreseeing 9/11 and Brexit “The dreams are the strongest, though, as that’s when … US-backed fighters trucked out civilians from the last speck of the Islamic State group's dying "caliphate" in Syria on Feb. 22, eager to press on with the battle to crush the jihadists. 1907) 2020 Etta James, American singer-songwriter (b. JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK, AFP via Getty Images. Joseph Maguire, acting Director of National Intelligence, testifies about his decision to not share a whistleblower complaint in front of the House Select Committee on Intelligence on Sept. 26, 2019 in Washington. ", In "Big Brother Is Eating," S. Emerson Moffat envisioned a world in which "chemically produced non-food products" became ubiquitous; we're not quite there, but it's certainly within the realm of possibility. It will inform all the devices that you use of your purchases and schedule, allowing them to automatically adjust to what you're doing," Gates wrote. The 10th annual Frosty Day in Armonk was curtailed due to the unsafe weather conditions. A British Shorthair cat waits during the jury session at the International pedigree dog and purebred cat exhibition in Erfurt, Germany, June 2, 2019. For decades lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans folk, queers, and intersex people have been finalizing our gay agenda, the threat of which has been so frequently used for fearmongering by right-wing conservatives that many have laughed it off as a ludicrous joke. ", Not really: China faces scrutiny over human rights abuses against pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong and against nearly 1 million Uighurs, a predominantly Muslim population, members of which have been arbitrarily detained and imprisoned in "reeducation" camps in China's Xinjiang region. Demonstrators hold up placards representing the number of the people who have died due to gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 20, 2019, during an event with gun violence prevention advocates. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands. Asa's mother was unaware of the zoo's closure. A woman is evacuated from the scene of an explosion at a hotel complex in Nairobi's Westlands suburb on Jan. 15, 2019, in Kenya. A reveller with a mythological character mask and holding a baby takes part in a parade marking the start of the festival of the Divine Savior of the World, San Salvador's patron saint, in San Salvador, on August 1, 2019. The Nationals won 6-2 to win the series. People play volleyball on the beach as the Pink Moon rises in the sky over the Salmiya district in Kuwait some 12 miles east of the capital Kuwait City on April 19, 2019. Firefighters battle a large petrochemical fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company, March 18, 2019, in Deer Park, Texas near Houston. Swedish surfer Pontus Hallin waits for waves while sitting on his surfboard made of ice at the Delp surfing spot, near Straumnes, in the Lofoten Islands, over the Arctic Circle on Feb. 18, 2019. A child stands after having his head shaved during a ceremony entitled 'Children Becoming Buddhist Monks', at the Jogye temple in Seoul on April 22, 2019. Fans battle for a home run ball during batting practice for the MLB All-Star baseball game, July 8, 2019, in Cleveland. Competitors ride on the beach during the Egmond-Pier-Egmond cycling race in Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, on Jan. 12, 2019. Ongoing anti-government protests were sparked early in the month after the government announced a price rise in metro tickets. A person walks inside a hot air balloon shell as it is inflated before taking off during the 23rd European Balloon Festival in Igualada, Spain, July 11, 2019. A murmuration of starlings during their traditional dance before landing to sleep on Feb. 3, 2019 on the Jordan Valley in the West Bank along the border with Jordan. Items with plastic packaging will be seen the same way we think of 1950s convenience foods: a slightly grotesque relic of another era, proof of how different our culinary priorities used to be. Craig Bailey, Florida Today via USA TODAY NETWORK. Couples dance during a show prior to the finals of the Salon category at the annual Tango Dance World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aug. 20, 2019. When you go to the store, you can tell it what recipes you want to prepare, and it will generate a list of ingredients that you need to pick up. Hong Kong has entered its fourth month of mass protests triggered by a now-suspended extradition bill to mainland China. Looking at this recent history, and analyzing both its abstract and tangible components, we can extrapolate certain predictions for the upcoming election. Special Counsel Robert Mueller speaks on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election, at the Justice Department in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2019. People routinely use three-dimensional displays built into their glasses or contact lenses. According to media reports, more than 10,000 marched through the streets of Brussels. Would Planet Earth even exist as we knew it? The show, which presents paintings by Mexican artist Yunuen Esparza, deals with the functioning of the eye, the laws of optics and the interconnection of the senses in the brain. (Climate predictions tend to have a longer range, but here's a snapshot of where 2020 stands.). ], Nick Oza, The Republic via USA TODAY NETWORK. Wanda Tucker, a 61-year-old African American, is trying to document an audacious claim: that her family, the Tuckers of Tidewater Va., is directly descended from the first child born to the first Africans to arrive on the mainland of English America 400 years ago. Tyler Holland guides his bike through the water as winds from Tropical Storm Barry push water from Lake Pontchartrain over the seawall, July 13, 2019, in Mandeville, La. Icebergs are photographed from the window of an airplane carrying NASA Scientists as they fly on a mission to track melting ice in eastern Greenland on Aug. 14, 2019. Oh, and we're definitely gonna eat more insects. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends the State Opening of Parliament in the Houses of Parliament in London on Oct. 14, 2019. Supporters of the main opposition Republican People's Party wave flags and light up torches to celebrate the local election in Istanbul, Turkey on April 1, 2019. United States forward Alex Morgan (13) hoists the World Cup trophy and celebrates with teammates after defeating the Netherlands in the championship match of the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 at Stade de Lyon. Austin FC will be making its first appearance in the Champions League playoffs. Lijana Wallenda walks a high wire over Times Square during the Highwire Live In Times Square With Nik Wallenda on June 23, 2019 in New York. A construction crane working on a building in downtown Seattle collapsed April 27, 2019. By 2020, they said, almost all new cars would be hybrid vehicles, mostly using hydrogen power. Brennan predicted that antigravity belts would "revolutionize the tactics of land warfare," writing that "even if the antigravity mechanism did not itself provide horizontal propulsion, relatively modest sources of thrust could easily be provided.". Memorable moments: See a photo from each day of 2019, Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/22/2020-predictions-decades-ago-self-driving-cars-mars-voting/2594825001/, Though life expectancy in many industrialized nations. Boats are covered by snow and frost in Kaldfjord harbour, near Tromso, Northern Norway on Jan. 19, 2019. An Indigenous man stands under a water fountain outside a government building n Brasilia, on April 26, 2019, during the last day of a protest camp. Read 1022 predictions for 2020, a year that will see the world transform in big and small ways; this includes disruptions throughout our culture, technology, science, health and business sectors. The typical worker now puts in about 2000 hours a year on the job. At the time, Johnson, 32, was an outspoken editor and columnist but had not held public office. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D- Calif., announces the House will begin a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Sept. 24, 2019. Danielle Parhizkaran, Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY, Central American migrants and locals arrive in Ciudad Hidalgo in Chiapas State, Mexico, after illegally crossing the Suchiate river from Tecun Uman in Guatemala in a makeshift raft, on June 10, 2019. More than 1,000 participants dressed in period clothing rode through the streets of the capital after reenacting scenes from the revolution in the city's main square. Here's what's at stake. A man rides motorbike loaded with joss paper products for sale in preparation for the Lunar New Year, or Tet holiday in Dao Tu village, in Bac Ninh, Vietnam, Dec. 30, 2019. Netflix users can get "Inside Bill's Brain" by watching a new documentary about Bill Gates. Would submarines reach historic depths? Horoscope of Date of Birth for Love, Money & Job Predictions Date of Birth Horoscope , Warm Welcome to all that we are stepping into 2021 Horoscope . Solar eclipse as seen from the La Silla European Southern Observatory (ESO) in La Higuera, Chile, on July 02, 2019. Protesters hold smoke torches during a demonstration against pension reforms in Marseille, France, Dec. 5, 2019. Soldiers with the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), place small U.S. flags at headstones during the 'Flags-In' ceremony for Memorial Day weekend at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. on May 23, 2019. Though the U.S. economy is more technologically sophisticated, and its population more affluent, China and the United States are basically on a par," they said.Â. A Kashmiri Muslim woman prays as the head priest displays a relic at the Hazratbal shrine on the occasion of Mehraj-u-Alam, believed to mark the ascension of Prophet Muhammad to heaven, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on April 4, 2019. This time of the year can be foggy in parts of the Netherlands during the sunrise. And her fourth and final look stripped down to black underwear and some major platform heels. In 30 years, the soundtrack to Austin and that of greater Earth will sound Martian: an electro bouillabaisse of all music in one, consumed mostly digitally. SCOTT CLAUSE/The Daily Advertiser via USA TODAY Network. Decades ago, academics, futurists and government agencies predicted what would happen by the year 2020. Port-au-Prince and several provincial capitals of Haiti lived Tuesday the second consecutive day of protests against fuel shortages, a series of demonstrations in which there has already been registered one death. A couple heads towards an entrance to a cavern at Ice Castles in North Woodstock, N.H. on Jan. 26, 2019. Wrong: In 2018, fossil fuels – petroleum, natural gas and coal – accounted for about 79% of total U.S. primary energy production in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2020, 2050, Vision 2020, predicting the future, transit, climate change, overcrowding, water quality, arts & entertainment, food, technology, Information is power. Greenland has been melting faster in the last decade and this summer, it has seen two of the biggest melts on record since 2012. Theo Wargo, Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows. The participants, known as 'enfarinats' (the floured ones), 'capture' the city each year on Dec. 28 and hold several battles with flour, eggs and firecrackers in a 200-year-old tradition that coincides with the Spanish April Fools day. General director Taco Dibbits (L) of the Rijksmuseum and Thierry Vanlancker (CEO) of AkzoNobel will collaborate on the major restoration of Rembrandt van Rijn's The Night Watch in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 26, 2019. Pakistani Kashmiri resident Abdul Shakoor holds a piece of mortar shell fired by cross border Indian troops that hit and damaged his house in Dhanna village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on March 6, 2019. It’s your future, discover Katie Pettit uses a boat to navigate through a flooded street on Dec. 23, 2019 in Hollywood, Fla. (Per Kurzweil's prediction, scientists are developing smart contact lenses capable of monitoring the physiological information of the eye and tear fluid that could provide "real-time, noninvasive medical diagnostics." The protests have turned into a wider pro-democracy movement. Aerial view of smoke from the Amazon forest during a fire in Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil, Aug. 23, 2019. A woman holds a piece of paper confirming she voted during general elections as she leaves a polling station in Chinautla on the outskirts of Guatemala City, June 16, 2019. The driving of the Golden Spike completed the Transcontinental Railroad that linked both coasts of the United States for the first time. Some European countries set 67 as retirement age, the earliest age when citizens can start withdrawing pensions, and several plan to raise the age in the next few years, according to the Finnish Center for Pensions. Former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III testifies to House Judiciary Committee on ‘Oversight of the Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election’ on July 24, 2019. Dancers of the Czech National Ballet perform during a costume rehearsal of 'Swan Lake' at the National Theatre in Prague, Czech Republic, March 25, 2019. Winchester Cathedral held it's inaugural Shrove Tuesday Pancake day race in the Cathedral grounds with money raised going to local charities. Hong Kong is in its sixth month of mass protests, which were originally triggered by a now withdrawn extradition bill and have since turned into a wider pro-democracy movement. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his dog Dilyn leave from a polling station, after he cast his ballot in London on Dec. 12, 2019, as Britain holds a general election. A resident walks past debris from destroyed houses after Typhoon Kammuri hit the city of Sorsogon, south of of Manila on Dec. 3, 2019. Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and an array of smart tech in the Internet of Things readily exchange data with your other devices and respond to commands. Most twentieth-century paper documents of interest have been scanned and are available through the wireless network," Kurzweil predicted. (Photo: tonda / Getty Images). The global average temperature has risen a tad more than 1 degree Fahrenheit since the mid-90s, according to NOAA. Since 1992, the global sea level has risen a total of more than 3 inches, according to NOAA. 2021 predictions are dependent on the Moon Sign. This display technology projects images directly into the human retina.". 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Time to sell? A dog dressed in a costume as Rihanna attends the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in Manhattan in New York City on Oct. 20, 2019. rail? A life-size replica of a Diplodocus dinosaur looms over people coming out of the subway in the city center of Bochum, Germany, Aug. 12, 2019. 96 structures have been destroyed and nearly 80,000 homes are still threatened. ", Conservative leader and British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson delivers a speech to supporters during the final day of the election campaign in London, Britain 11 December 2019. France's Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres perform in the pairs' free skating event at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Minsk on Jan. 24, 2019. A climber participates in the 2019 annual Climbing Festival in the Greek island of Kalymnos on Oct. 4, 2019. Seagulls fly above a beach in Kuwait City during a partial solar eclipse event on Dec. 26, 2019. Phone makers will focus on foldable screens and the introduction of blazing fast 5G wireless networks at the world's biggest mobile fair starting February 25 in Spain as they try to reverse a decline in sales of smartphones. Chicago mayor elect Lori Lightfoot (L) kisses wife Amy Eshleman after speaking during the election night party in Chicago on April 2, 2019. Despite a ceasefire deal reached on Aug 31, the Idlib province has continued to be targeted by air attacks. One woman was killed and three others were wounded the day before when a man entered the synagogue during Passover services and opened fire with an AR-style assault weapon shortly before 11:30 a.m. A woman shows one of her feet after walking in the mud near a site where two houses were crushed by the collapse of a massive, sprawling dumpsite after midnight when rains poured in Pemba city on the northeastern coast of Mozambique, April, 29, 2019. The altar surrounded by charred debris inside the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 16, 2019 in the aftermath of a fire that devastated the cathedral. Opportunities to get civically involved this year, Traditional restaurateuring gets a millennial makeover. In 2018, 2,300 hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles were sold in the USA – less than 1% of the number of electric cars sold, according to InsideEVs, which covers electric vehicle news. Lake algae, which grows in the salt crust at the bottom of the lake produces a red pigment as part of its photosynthesis process. Watch teams react as NASA's InSight probe lands on Mars A man watches fish and sharks swim at the Miami Seaquarium on Nov. 27, 2019, in Miami, Fla. They are embedded everywhere – in walls, tables, chairs, desks, clothing jewelry and bodies. Since Oct. 1, Iraq's capital and majority-Shiite south have been swept by mass rallies against corruption, a lack of jobs and poor services that have escalated into calls for a complete overhaul of the ruling elite. You can't take these out-of-towners anymore. A woman arranges incense sticks to dry inside a temple's yard, in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam on  Jan. 17, 2019. A structure is surrounded by floodwater on March 21, 2019 in Atchison, Kansas. People visit Tottori Sand Dunes on Aug. 27, 2019 in Tottori, Japan. 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