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The World Without Us

How long would it take the climate to recover if we all disappeared? We asked Alan Weisman, bestselling author of The World Without Us.


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Nrmal Mishra 2009-08-30 16:14:40
World without us
There were times when there was no human being on the earth.Since about 100000 years humans have inhabited it.May be it takes another 100000 years for the earth to saturate with this species.But the manner in which man's activities have led to erosion of natural resources, and have caused pollution, it may not take more than 1000 years before a catastrophy of some magnitude destroys this species, the way mass extictions occurrd of other forms. Either this extinction is man-made or nature-made or both is a matter of speculation. But it is certain that nature will take its toll to rehabilitate other forms that do not pose danger to its bounty.Finally, it is the sun that will spell the doom by dimming, and twisting a bit.

Melina Philipha 2009-06-17 00:17:37
Global Warming ...
We are the children of the future and i am sorry to say . but we are the ones who will pay the consequences for climate change . our own parents are killing us !!!

TARAKNATH GOSWAMI 2009-05-12 12:28:08
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
DEAR SIR,
YOU HAVE GIVEN THE NEEDED DATA BUT SOORY TO SAY YOU HAVE NOT EXPLAINED ABOUT THE NEAR BY INDUSTRIES WHICH DUMP THE CHEMICALS IN THE RIVER WHICH IN RETURN CAUSE EXTINCTION OF THE AQUA HABITAT AND GIVES RISE TO THE GLOBAL WARMING.

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