urr icane , ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁slowly ▁clean ed ▁of ▁buildings . ▁Southern ▁states ▁like ▁Florida ▁are ▁completely ▁swe pt ▁away . ▁In ▁the ▁ocean , ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁former ▁ships ▁serve ▁as ▁found ations ▁for ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁cor al ▁re ef s . ▁ ▁C ere al ▁fields ▁are ▁turned ▁into ▁grass lands ▁or ▁over run ▁by ▁expand ing ▁for ests . ▁The ▁same ▁happens ▁to ▁cities ▁as ▁grass ▁and ▁trees ▁take ▁root ▁on ▁streets ▁and ▁buildings . ▁In ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Central ▁Park ▁is ▁getting ▁bigger , ▁taking ▁over ▁Times ▁Square ▁where ▁layers ▁of ▁mount ing ▁soil ▁and ▁plant ▁growth ▁cover ▁up ▁autom ob iles ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁buildings . ▁Pan es ▁of ▁window ▁glass ▁fall ▁from ▁buildings ▁to ▁the ▁streets ▁as ▁the ▁cli ps ▁holding ▁the ▁windows ▁in ▁their ▁frames ▁rust ▁and ▁crack . ▁ ▁Bird s ▁of ▁pre y ▁such ▁as ▁ha w ks ▁and ▁e ag les ▁make ▁their ▁n ests ▁and ▁h unt ▁rod ents ▁in ▁sk ys c rap ers . ▁P aint ▁is ▁weather ed ▁away ▁after ▁years ▁of ▁expos ure ▁to ▁rain . ▁Metal ▁in ▁cars ▁and ▁other ▁human ▁structures ▁is ▁exposed ▁to ▁ox id ation ▁and ▁dis integration . ▁Pack s ▁of ▁fer al ▁dogs ▁ro am ▁the ▁cr umb ling ▁cities ▁whilst ▁more ▁ex otic ▁add itions , ▁such ▁as ▁t ig ers , ▁return ▁and ▁th rive . ▁Lar ge ▁animals ▁are ▁th riv ing ▁once ▁more ▁in ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁cities .