How Earth would reset itself in 11 brutal steps

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The day after us How Earth would reset itself in 11 brutal steps 3 min. What if every human vanished right now? For the sake of this thought experiment, let’s assume that there was no big war, no virus—just poof, gone. Nature wouldn’t hesitate to reclaim what we built. From silent cities to nuclear disasters, the world would start changing immediately. Here’s what would actually happen, and how fast, if people disappeared from Earth. Read full article

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