In the beginning, it was ignored, went unnoticed within all the thousands of pages borne across the Worldwide Web in the year of 2000. Only remembered by the rare few who saw it before it faded into obscurity, the message that went worldwide went unheeded by many.
Or at least, until the first warning happened.
"Hello, I'm the Time Traveler, and this is my forecast for the coming three years. Have a nice disaster!"
-In which, an online page reaches international attention as a secretive being referring itself as the 'Time Traveler' tells of the coming future.
Warning: Uses real-life history, psychology, and politics as part of plot. May cause triggers.