Worldwide Timeline Stuff
SIXTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER PEOPLE: Hidden in the hills of Southern England, the village of Tyneham was abandoned during World War II when the British government took over the area to use it as a training ground for American troops. No one has lived there since 1943, and nature has taken over.
SEVENTY YEARS AFTER PEOPLE: Flooding in the city has weakened the foundation of the Oriental Pearl Tower. Unable to support itself any longer, the tower collapses.
SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER PEOPLE- Bridges begin to collapse when they are no longer protected from moisture and corrosive bird droppings.
SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER PEOPLE: The supports under the sky bridge at the Petronus Towers buckle because of corrosion, and the sky bridge collapses.
SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AFTER PEOPLE: The former village stray dogs have now evolved back into the wild predators they were before they were domesticated. Their population, however, has dwindled.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER PEOPLE- The Astrodome collapses from one hundred years of corrosion and wear and tear. The once lush sub-tropical ecosystem that had evolved inside is now destroyed.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER PEOPLE: Chicago's iconic Elevated Trains lay collapsed and in ruins.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER PEOPLE: In London, Big Ben, its clock long dormant, finally collapses.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER PEOPLE - With the city flooded and people not there to stop it, beavers take over the Potomac River in Washington DC. They build dams and create new reservoirs.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER PEOPLE - In Los Angeles, rainwater collects in areas of the Los Angeles highway system, creating mini-ecosystems where animals gather during their migrations.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER PEOPLE: In Manhattan, the wires holding up the city's various suspension bridges begin to fail. The bridges are soon no more.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER PEOPLE: The Roosevelt Island Tramway soon collapses too. Another icon of New York City falls to nature's fury.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER PEOPLE: 100 years of sandstorms and monsoon rains have left Phoenix devastated. Many of the buildings soon collapse from the overbearing weight of mud and other debris that have collected.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER PEOPLE: Without humans there to constantly rebuild the beaches in Miami, once luxurious beachfront hotels and other property is completely overrun by the ocean water.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER PEOPLE: Corrosion has left the golden gate bridge in shambles. It soon collapses to the ocean.