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Fall of New York. As it will be?
Imagine that all of humanity suddenly somehow dies or disappears from the face of the Earth. As soon disappear all the signs of human existence, as will be the process of disintegration of the material culture of man? That's what the book says Alan Weisman, "The world without us» ("World Without Us" by Alan Weisman), teaches at the University of Arizona. What is destroyed immediately, that in a year and what will remain in a million years? Wiseman gave an interview to the magazine «Scientific American», in which he talks about these topics. The whole process is also illustrated timeline, which shows how the break down of New York without a human presence.
2 days after the disappearance of people
Without constant pumping, New York City subway is completely filled with water.
7 days
Nuclear reactors melt or ignite, as they stop running water cooling system.
1 year
Cracking sidewalks as they penetrated the gap water freezes and thaws.
From 2 to 4 years
In New York and other cities cracked streets are covered with grass and trees, whose roots further break down the sidewalk and destroy the already damaged sewer system.
4 years
Without heat homes and businesses fall victim to cyclical freeze / thaw and begin to break down.
5 years
By this time, most of New York City can be burned as a lightning strike in uncollected dead branches in Central Park can easily serve as the beginning of a catastrophic fire.
20 years
Many creeks and swamps formed in Manhattan as the destroyed streets are filled with water.
100 years
The roofs of almost all the houses collapsed, accelerating the destruction of buildings.
300 years
Suspension bridges in New York collapsed. However, arched bridges, especially those built to them were a train can stand several hundred years.
500 years
All of New York is covered with dense forests.
5000 years
Since the shell warheads corroded radioactive plutonium-239 penetrates into the environment.
More than 15,000 years
Remnants of the past stone buildings in Manhattan fall under the pressure of the approaching glaciers, while the beginning of a new ice age.
35,000 years
Lead deposited in the soil from car exhaust in the 20th century, finally dissipated.
100,000 years
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere returns to the pre-industrial level.
10 million years
Bronze sculptures, many of which still retain their shape, are relics of the era of mankind.
More than 1 billion years
While brightness increases Sun, Earth begins to heat up, but many types of insects and other animals can be adapted to this process.
5 billion years
Earth evaporates, while the sun expands and absorbs all the inner planets.
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2 days after the disappearance of people
Without constant pumping, New York City subway is completely filled with water.
7 days
Nuclear reactors melt or ignite, as they stop running water cooling system.
1 year
Cracking sidewalks as they penetrated the gap water freezes and thaws.
From 2 to 4 years
In New York and other cities cracked streets are covered with grass and trees, whose roots further break down the sidewalk and destroy the already damaged sewer system.
4 years
Without heat homes and businesses fall victim to cyclical freeze / thaw and begin to break down.
5 years
By this time, most of New York City can be burned as a lightning strike in uncollected dead branches in Central Park can easily serve as the beginning of a catastrophic fire.
20 years
Many creeks and swamps formed in Manhattan as the destroyed streets are filled with water.
100 years
The roofs of almost all the houses collapsed, accelerating the destruction of buildings.
300 years
Suspension bridges in New York collapsed. However, arched bridges, especially those built to them were a train can stand several hundred years.
500 years
All of New York is covered with dense forests.
5000 years
Since the shell warheads corroded radioactive plutonium-239 penetrates into the environment.
More than 15,000 years
Remnants of the past stone buildings in Manhattan fall under the pressure of the approaching glaciers, while the beginning of a new ice age.
35,000 years
Lead deposited in the soil from car exhaust in the 20th century, finally dissipated.
100,000 years
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere returns to the pre-industrial level.
10 million years
Bronze sculptures, many of which still retain their shape, are relics of the era of mankind.
More than 1 billion years
While brightness increases Sun, Earth begins to heat up, but many types of insects and other animals can be adapted to this process.
5 billion years
Earth evaporates, while the sun expands and absorbs all the inner planets.
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