The World Without People

This is quite an interesting article showing images of how
the world would look if human life ceased to exist. This picture shows how parts
of London would rot and how flood waters would
enter the city, as without power to the Thames Barrier central London would be mostly underwater. Other
pictures show impressions of how Buckingham
Palace and Tower Bridge
would decay. The pictures are based on both scientific expertise and an
understanding of history to predict what would happen. Within a few weeks the
planet would be plunged into darkness and within six months areas would start
to be repopulated by animals including domestic pets. Within 40 to 50 years modern buildings would start to collapse and within 100 years cars
would have rotted away. The more aggressive predators would become dominant
with livestock being mainly wiped out. What a cheerful article.