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By: Sociological Images » THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TODAY’S POLITICAL MAP, THE ECONOMY, AND GEOLOGICAL TIME

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:06:59 +0000

[...] have borrowed the information and images below from Jeff Fecke at Alas A Blog. His discussion, if you’re interested, is more in [...]

By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:22:08 +0000

Wow. Talk about “the big picture!”

Neat stuff, indeed.

By: ballgame

ballgame — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:14:56 +0000

Nice post, Jeff.

By: Jake Squid

Jake Squid — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:20:36 +0000

I always wonder what our cities would look like in a thousand years if we vanished abruptly - a million? Would the valleys cut to make train tracks still be there? Would there be even the slightest sign of New York City? Even a hint of asphalt, or glass?

The World Without Us ( http://www.worldwithoutus.com ) has some good answers for that. It’s a bit preachy in parts, but his research is good.

By: Silenced is Foo

Silenced is Foo — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:05:21 +0000

Indeed. The only real tragedy that our destruction would have, from a global sense, is that the earth would need a few hundred million years to redevelop the fossil fuels to feed the next sapients that come along.

That and the depletion of totally non-renewable nuclear fuels would suck for our successors.

I always wonder what our cities would look like in a thousand years if we vanished abruptly - a million? Would the valleys cut to make train tracks still be there? Would there be even the slightest sign of New York City? Even a hint of asphalt, or glass?

By: Ampersand

Ampersand — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:49:24 +0000

Damn, this is a cool post. Thanks.

By: The Real Third Coast « Tiny Cat Pants

The Real Third Coast « Tiny Cat Pants — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:47:28 +0000

[...] didn’t know what to make of it, but then I saw the map over at Alas again, this time with added science [...]