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As of 2037, Humanity had been mining from the moon for decades. Unfortunately, they had over-mined the moon by 2037, causing it to drift out of its orbit coliding with the earth's atmosphere, tearing the moon apart and sending debris crashing to Earth. Luckily, most of the moon stayed intact, while some remained in Earth's orbit, forming a ring around the planet. The extent of the damage to Earth from impacts from chunks of the moon is not known, but it buried the New York Public Library, with Vox 114 inside. ("The Time Machine")

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  • Great Lunar Cataclysm
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  • As of 2037, Humanity had been mining from the moon for decades. Unfortunately, they had over-mined the moon by 2037, causing it to drift out of its orbit coliding with the earth's atmosphere, tearing the moon apart and sending debris crashing to Earth. Luckily, most of the moon stayed intact, while some remained in Earth's orbit, forming a ring around the planet. The extent of the damage to Earth from impacts from chunks of the moon is not known, but it buried the New York Public Library, with Vox 114 inside. ("The Time Machine")
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  • As of 2037, Humanity had been mining from the moon for decades. Unfortunately, they had over-mined the moon by 2037, causing it to drift out of its orbit coliding with the earth's atmosphere, tearing the moon apart and sending debris crashing to Earth. Luckily, most of the moon stayed intact, while some remained in Earth's orbit, forming a ring around the planet. It was one of the most devastating disasters in the history of planet Earth. Its cause was said to be the fault of demolition work within the lunar surface; preparing it for the future expansion of more subterranean homes. Unfortunately this shattered the moon, de-aligning its orbit. The combination of the demolition work and the power of the Earth's gravity caused the moon to shatter. This scene in the movie is portrayed as foreshadowing the eventual degeneration of the human race into the Eloi and Morlock. Because of this cataclysmic event, the Earth would lie in ruins for thousands of years. Sand storms raged across the landscape, killing most of the earth's species. Time took it's toll on the land, where there was once luscious green, the sand wiped it away. However, the Earth began to heal itself about 100,000 years after the great cataclysm. Amazingly, the Earth became fertile once more; grasslands and forests re-appeared on each of the continents. By 400,000 A.D a new ice age had risen, with snow storms and glaciers dominating the northern hemisphere. Eventually the ice age declined and the Earth became a tropical paradise. By 802,701 most of north America was covered in rain forest and the world had now fully recovered. As for the moon, it remained in ruin, but its remnants continued to orbit the Earth. The extent of the damage to Earth from impacts from chunks of the moon is not known, but it buried the New York Public Library, with Vox 114 inside. ("The Time Machine")
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