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airiefairieThe exponential spread of the new virus on a global scale poses a number of problems, some of them existential. So it may come as a surprise when I say that there is at least one positive effect from it. And it is the ecological effect. The levels of pollution, and the greenhouse gas emissions in the large cities and industrial regions, have significantly diminished due to the effects of the pandemic on the production processes and transportation.
Coronavirus: Air pollution and CO2 fall rapidly as virus spreads
Now, I will not go as far as to claim that dolphins have returned in the canals and lagoons of Venice (which has proven to be fake news), but the fact is that the CO2 emissions from cars in NYC have decreased almost two-fold compared to the same time last year (traffic itself has decreased by 35%).
It's safe to say that many big megapolises around the world are now breathing by far the cleanest air in years.
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Coronavirus: Air pollution and CO2 fall rapidly as virus spreads
Now, I will not go as far as to claim that dolphins have returned in the canals and lagoons of Venice (which has proven to be fake news), but the fact is that the CO2 emissions from cars in NYC have decreased almost two-fold compared to the same time last year (traffic itself has decreased by 35%).
It's safe to say that many big megapolises around the world are now breathing by far the cleanest air in years.
( Read more... )
