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The most beautiful landscapes of the world. What would happen if every human suddenly disappeared? - Dan. This lesson was adapted from Alan Weisman’s 2007 book The World Without Us, which offers an in depth look at a post-human earth.

What would happen if every human suddenly disappeared? - Dan

The animation generally covers content from the book’s first two chapters, as well as some information from its closing sections. But the full text goes into great detail about earth’s pre-human past to uncover what it’s post-human future might look like. One of these sections discusses North American megafauna – a group of massive animals that roamed the hemisphere about 10,000 years ago. These creatures range from 10-foot tall sloths to tree eating mastodons. How long will human impacts last? - David Biello. This book, The Unnatural World, discusses more about the impact humans have had on the Earth and the new Geologic age called the Anthropocene.

How long will human impacts last? - David Biello

Also, take some time to read this post: You have been living in a new geologic time all along, from Ideas.TED.com. This video, The Anthropocene and the Near Future, discusses the Anthropocene and all of its implications. Elizabeth Kolbert's The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History argues that man is the cause of the latest mass extinction. All About soil. What is groundwater? What is Groundwater? What Coastal Landforms are formed by Deposition? How are Coastal Landforms made by Erosion. Chant Coastal Landscapes II. Coastal Landforms. Making a stalactite. How limestone caves are formed - claymation. Karst Topography Cave and sinkhole formation. 2 OUR LIMESTONE CAVES. Limestone Cave Formations. Formation of Karst Landscapes. All Things SOIL TAXONOMY. How Soil is Created: The Succession of Life in the Evolution of soil. Landforms created by Erosion. Weathering and Erosion: Crash Course Kids #10.2.

Erosion and Soil. Everything You Need to Know About Planet Earth. Landforms, Hey!: Crash Course Kids #17.1. Exploring Landforms and Bodies of Water for Kids - FreeSchool. Why is Mount Everest so tall? - Michele Koppes.