Life After People

In a world without humans, water turns from life-giver to destroyer--flooding cities, collapsing dams, and triggering ancient forces long kept at bay.

When humanity disappears, the global retail machine collapses—malls rot, shipping lanes turn explosive, and ghostly grocery stores become battlefields for rodents, predators, and time.

In the absence of humanity, the world's most iconic cities—from New York, to Orlando, to Rio de Janeiro—are reclaimed by nature, as forests rise, animals roam free, and fire and flood undo centuries of construction.

In a world without humans, the deserts we once tamed rise to reclaim our greatest triumphs—from the glittering lights of Las Vegas to the soaring heights of Dubai's Burj Khalifa.