I don't know if this is the right place to post this but I am interested in what would happen if most humans disappeared from the face of the earth. By most I am talking about approximately 99.995%, leaving about 5 out of every 100,000 behind. And by disappeared I mean exactly that, not died, but vanished.
What would happen to power supplies? electricity/gas etc, water supplies, power stations, nuclear power stations, oil rigs, etc etc?
I want to get an idea of what things would shut down immediately, what things would keep running for some time, what would explode, meltdown etc? What about satellites?
What would happen to the eco system, wildlife etc? What about domestic animals and captive animals?
As you can probably guess this is research for a novel, where the said situation occurs. Apart from the very unscientific cause, I want the resulting setting of the story to be as scientifically accurate as possible. I appreciate any and all responses.
Jon G
