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If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?

  • Written by Carlton Basmajian, Associate Professor of Community and Regional Planning, Urban Design, Iowa State University
imageA glimpse of a post-apocalyptic world.Bulgar/E+ via Getty Imagesimage

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If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later? – Essie, age 11, Michigan

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