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12 October 2006

What would the Earth be like without people? This question seems to be quite popular nowadays. Here's a view from Pripyat, another one from the demilitarized zone between two Koreas, and another one from Manhattan before the humans took over.

post by: Daniel Charms at: 13:59 | 4 comments

My morning commute would be vastly improved.

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 12 October | 14:04

The Quiet Earth is a good movie to watch while thinking about that question.

posted by cmonkey 12 October | 14:24

There's a great essay on this very subject, by Alan Weisman, in The Best American Science Writing 2006 anthology.

On preview, oh, wait, that's the same essay you linked to.

posted by matildaben 12 October | 15:06

Here's a large panoramic of Prypyat. The Wayback Machine says it's from 2004, but if I recall correctly, the now defunct site said it was taken in '98.

posted by moonshine 12 October | 16:42

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