Post-Apocalyptical Landscapes
Post-apocalyptic is the existing or occurring after a catastrophically destructive disaster or apocalypse (Merriam Webster, 2020)....
Alicia Johnson
Covid-19 is a new disease that has not been previously identified in humans. Covid-19 is highly contagious and can cause a cough, fever, and/or difficulty breathing. Symptoms may take up to 14 days to appear after exposure to Covid-19. It is a was first detected in Wuhan, China and has been spreading since December 2019. The outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11th, 2020 (Nether, Dyrdak, Durelle, Hodcroft & Albert, 2020). Canada has 16,498 cases as of April 6th, 2020. (WorldoMeter, 2020)
Left- Ricks Cafe (Jamaica)
Right - TImes Square (New York City)
Top photos are taken with "Earth Cam" on April 1st, 2020 - both of these places are top tourist places in North America.
Now both are empty due to self-isolation periods - COVID-19
Bottom photos are taken by me, both in 2018
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