AfterMath Population Zero
Aftermath: Population Zero
Imagine if one minute from now, every single person on Earth disappeared. All 6.6 billion of us. What would happen to the world without humans? How long would it be before our nuclear power plants erupted, skyscrapers crumbled and satellites dropped from the sky? What would become of the household pets and farm animals? And could an ecosystem plagued with years of pollution ever recover? Similar to the History Channel's special Life After People, Aftermath features what scientists and others speculate the earth, animal life, and plant life might be like if humanity no longer existed, as well as the effect that humanity's disappearance would have on the artifacts of civilization.
For the first 10 minutes, hundreds of thousands of empty cars lose control. Many hit other vehicles and crash, while others swerve off the roads and highways. Some cars crashed into trees and buildings. Other vehicles crash and catch fire, including buses in Trafalgar Square. All of the empty vehicles eventually crash, causing multiple accidents all across the globe. The highways are packed with crashed and damaged vehicles, many of which catch fire. Those that don't burn out continue to release exhaust fumes into the air until their fuel supplies run out. When their crews disappear, airplanes and helicopters fall from the sky, some just minutes after take-off. Other planes approach runways, and every landing will end in a fireball. Others at high altitudes, with their fuel tanks full and autopilots engaged, continue flying for hours. Eventually, they will fall back to earth. Trains derail and many crash. Some crashed trains ignite or spill dangerous chemicals. Power stations begin to run out of fuel and shut down. The power stations are now unmaintained. The industrial fires require regular coal deliveries to fuel the ovens. The delivery trains have all
Imagine if one minute from now, every single person on Earth disappeared. All 6.6 billion of us. What would happen to the world without humans? How long would it be before our nuclear power plants erupted, skyscrapers crumbled and satellites dropped from the sky? What would become of the household pets and farm animals? And could an ecosystem plagued with years of pollution ever recover? Similar to the History Channel's special Life After People, Aftermath features what scientists and others speculate the earth, animal life, and plant life might be like if humanity no longer existed, as well as the effect that humanity's disappearance would have on the artifacts of civilization.
For the first 10 minutes, hundreds of thousands of empty cars lose control. Many hit other vehicles and crash, while others swerve off the roads and highways. Some cars crashed into trees and buildings. Other vehicles crash and catch fire, including buses in Trafalgar Square. All of the empty vehicles eventually crash, causing multiple accidents all across the globe. The highways are packed with crashed and damaged vehicles, many of which catch fire. Those that don't burn out continue to release exhaust fumes into the air until their fuel supplies run out. When their crews disappear, airplanes and helicopters fall from the sky, some just minutes after take-off. Other planes approach runways, and every landing will end in a fireball. Others at high altitudes, with their fuel tanks full and autopilots engaged, continue flying for hours. Eventually, they will fall back to earth. Trains derail and many crash. Some crashed trains ignite or spill dangerous chemicals. Power stations begin to run out of fuel and shut down. The power stations are now unmaintained. The industrial fires require regular coal deliveries to fuel the ovens. The delivery trains have all