striped, 50, 71

survival of, 232

houses

without humans, 15–18, 18, 19–20

Houston

fate without humans, 143

geology, 134–35

petroleum/petrochemicals industry and, 132

Ship Channel, 134, 135

storage tanks, 133–34

Hudson, Henry, 22, 33

Huff, Bill, 179–80, 181

Hughes, James, 244

human extinction, 3–4

biological attack, 239

from disease, 61, 239–40, 242

from infertility, 240–41

religion and, 270, 270–71

VHEMT (Voluntary Human Extinction Movement), 241–43

human race

Australopithecus africanus and, 48, 69, 101

Clovis people, 61–64, 58–60, 80

Cro-Magnons and, 101

evolution of, 44, 47–49, 68–69

lice and bacteria, dependancy on, 235–36

population explosion, 271–72

robots and computers as replacements, 244

Hussein, Saddam, 139

Hwa Gye Sah Temple (Korea), 189

Ice Ages, 39–40

and animal extinctions, 61–62

and plant life, 61–62

Ik-Tae, Jin, 183

Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (NY), 36

insect infestation

and plant life, 29, 31, 32

insects

insecticides, 74

mosquitoes, 129–30

International Energy Agency, 216

International Wildlife Museum (AZ), 66

iron

deterioration of, 18

in steel, 246

ISP, 135, 140

Istanbul (Turkey)

Blue Mosque, 103

construction standards in, 103–5

Hagia Sophia, 102–5

subway, 105

See also

Turkey

Jackson, Jeremy, 258–59, 261–62, 265

Jagiello, Waladyslaw, 10, 12

statue of, 21–22, 247

Jefferson, Thomas, 53–55, 181

Jericho, 101, 106

Johnston Atoll

as nuclear test range, 266–67

Jong-Hak, Park, 183

Jong-il, Dear Leader Kim, 187

Jordan River, 42

Kazulka, Heorhi, 14

Kenya

Aberdares moors, 71–73

cut flowers exports, 73–74

Gura waterfall, 71

Kikuyu people, 71, 72–73, 73–74

Lake Turkana, 70

Mau Mau Rebellion, 72–73

Mzima Springs, 77

Mombasa, 77

Mount Kenya, 72

Tsavo, 76–78

Olorgesailie depression, 68–71

without humans, 74–74

Kenya Professional Safari Guide Association, 84

Khufu pyramid, 172–73

Kierkegaard, Soren Aabye, 251

Kikuyu people (Kenya), 71, 72–73, 73–74

Mau Mau Rebellion, 72–73

Kingman Reef, 255–58, 259, 260, 261–62, 263–64

Kiribati, 258

Kiritimati (Christmas) (Line Islands), 259–61

Klem, Daniel, 196–97

Knight, Les, 241–43, 244

Koonyi, Kasi, 83–84, 85–86

Korea

CCZ/DMZ, 183–85, 185–88, 188–90, 191

division of, 184

Korean Federation for Environmental Movement, 183–85, 185–88

Ksiazek, Thomas, 239–40

kudzu, 274

Kurzweil, Ray, 243–44

Kyung-Won, Kim, 183, 188–89

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