What If ALL Humans Disappeared?

What Would Happen If EVERY HUMAN Suddenly Disappeared?

Image by : Author : Muniza shah 

If humans went extinct, the first thing to go for a toss will be the power plants and drainage system, as there won't be anyone to run and maintain them. So, within hours of our disappearance, the subways of huge sprawling cities like London and New York would flood.

On the other hand, electricity all over the world will begin to shut down, causing a partial black-out. The only source of light will be the flames blazing from the malfunctioned oil refineries, burning for weeks and even months. With no firefighters to put the fire down, it would spread across the surrounding region and might end up harming domestic animals, breaking out as there will be no more electric fences to control them. And once the burning factories extinguish, the Earth will go dark again after many, many centuries.

After the first chaotic month, changes will occur slowly and by the next twenty years or so, the streets will be engulfed in weeds and torn apart by tree roots. At the same time, the water from the flooded tunnels and subways will rise up on the roads, eroding and turning them into rivers. And changing climate like winter and summer will freeze and melt these waterways, causing cracks in roads and buildings that will shatter their foundation as they will begin to decay.

And within two hundred years, most concrete structures will completely collapse and wash away in running water. Comparatively, houses in villages will decay more slowly. But eventually, they will be infested by rodents, bugs, lizards and other unwanted guests. And within the next seventy years, the supporting pillars and foundations of these houses will be rotten collapsing, and turning into rubble.

On the other hand, cities will be covered with wild and poisonous plants like Ivy and Hogweeds. Meanwhile, as the drowned concrete will mix with waterways, it will increase its acidity, allowing new plants to grow and thrive.

Not only that, the impact of human extinction will reach the animal kingdom too. Many wild animals will enter our blighted cities with the help of leftover passages and bridges. Insects like cockroaches have been here since the dinosaur era. And will continue to thrive, but their urban cousins won't survive the post-human world more than two winters due to lack of a heating system.

However, due to the increase in trees and animals, the Earth's climate will start to recover from the damages caused by human activities. And, it may take another 65,000 years for carbon dioxide to return pre-human levels.

And it won't be wrong to say that without humans, our planet would ultimately be fine and thrive. Actually, we need Earth to survive but Earth doesn't need us to survive.

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Author: Muniza Shah