If All Humans Suddenly Disappeared, This is What Experts Believe Would Happen to Our Cities

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What would the world be like if every human disappeared? Well, if that happened the first thing you would notice would likely be the quietude. However, the world would soon become unrecognizable.

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00:00What would the world be like if every human suddenly disappeared?

00:07Well, Carlton Basmajian, professor and researcher of urban sprawl, writes for The Conversation,

00:11if that happened, the first thing you would notice would likely be the quietude.

00:15We are undoubtedly used to it, but roads are extremely loud, as are planes that fly in

00:20the sky over our heads.

00:21After a while, once you've gotten used to the silence, you might start to notice the

00:24cleaner air, as all of humankind's polluting power plants and vehicles have stopped operating.

00:29However, a big part of a world without people would include lots more bugs.

00:33That's because humans are tenacious in their pest control, removing insect habitats, spraying

00:37for them, you name it, and there would be more life in general, including new trees

00:41sprouted from seeds that fall where they may, with no people to keep grounds curated.

00:46And creatures like mice, raccoons, and other small mammals would start coming out of the

00:49woodwork to take over new habitats once cordoned off for people.

00:52Eventually, after around a decade, according to Basmajian, roads, bridges, and other massive

00:56man-made infrastructure would crumble and fall to pieces, a notion which reveals that

01:00our way of life isn't entirely natural, and to continue on in the way we do, requires

01:05constant upkeep.

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