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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
If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?A glimpse of a post-apocalyptic world.Bulgar/E+ via Getty ImagesIf humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?

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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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