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? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT-<\/strong><\/p>\n

What if we all disappeared? <\/strong>Alan Wesiman answers this existential question in his book The World Without Us<\/a>. The author presents this thought experiment with an emphasis on nature\u2019s resilience for equilibrium, by detailing the surprisingly quick effects the human race\u2019s disappearance would cause. <\/p>\n

For example, Manhattan would flood in approximately 36 hours without humans<\/strong>, but traces of our existence, such as microplastics, would (unsurprisingly) live on to be incorporated into nature. <\/p>\n

Journalism rather than activism<\/strong> is how Wesiman approached the text. Some could argue that the book\u2019s optimism fails to capture the true scope of human destruction. But, this may make the text more digestible for the average person off-put by environmental cynicism. <\/p>\n

The World Without Us is for all of our green thumbs <\/strong>and those of us curious about cultivating a harmonious human existence with nature.<\/p>\n

er<\/p>\n

You can find the book on <\/strong>Amazon<\/a><\/strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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