mar 11, 2218 - 200 years later

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Excessive water pressure destroys most of the dams on the Colorado River. The titanic Hoover Dam survives. Miles behind it lies the Glen Canyon Dam. In spring, rising temperatures trigger surging floodwater from melting snow and ice that races towards the dam and overwhelms it. The dam ultimately collapses, the flood races downstream towards the Hoover Dam. The water passes over the dam, forming a roaring cascade of water that thunders downstream, sweeping away other dams and overwhelming everything in the way. For the first time in centuries, the Colorado River once again reaches the Gulf of California as a flood, not a stream. The coast of Louisiana is reshaped as the Mississippi River is freed from the dams' grip. Old codfish reach six feet long. All whale species have recovered to their pre-human populations. Without the interference of noisy naval alarms, they can hear the mating calls of other whales from 2000 miles away. Remains of large ships appear on beaches all over the world after two centuries. Plants and trees completely eliminate the excess CO2 in the atmosphere.

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