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2020-03-22 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Coronavirus shutdowns have unintended climate benefits: cleaner air, clearer water

[NBC] In Venice, the often murky canals recently began to get clearer, with fish visible in the water below. Italy's efforts to limit the coronavirus meant an absence of boat traffic on the city's famous waterways. And the changes happened quickly.

Countries that have been under stringent lockdowns to stop the spread of the coronavirus have experienced an unintended benefit. The outbreak has, at least in part, contributed to a noticeable drop in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in some countries.

Although grim, it's something scientists said could offer tough lessons for how to prepare ‐ and ideally avoid ‐ the most destructive impacts of climate change.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-22 04:13|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Climate change is dead, mater fututorum.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-22 05:08|| 2020-03-22 05:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Thunberg's legions are 'striking' from home, unheeded and ZFGed by the world. Also, it's no fun playing hooky when the school asks you not to come.

Posted by Dron66046 2020-03-22 05:13|| 2020-03-22 05:13|| Front Page Top

#3 ^Which reminds me: where's Greta nowadays?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-22 06:12|| 2020-03-22 06:12|| Front Page Top

#4 When the time is right, having interesting fish flourishing in the canals would probably be a great advertising point to help revitalize tourism. I've never personally seen a single fish in a Venice video, so that would be new.

Posted by Beau 2020-03-22 07:29|| 2020-03-22 07:29|| Front Page Top

#5 @ #3 - I'm sure with all of the travel restrictions, Greta is not getting around all that much. (/sarc)

Posted by Clem 2020-03-22 08:30|| 2020-03-22 08:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Wanna bet those picturesque gondolas stir up the sediment something horrible, thanks to those poles?

Posted by Rob Crawford 2020-03-22 10:43|| 2020-03-22 10:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Don't tell those climate scientist that it only takes a few weeks for the planet to begin "healing" itself. They need their grant money.

Posted by bbrewer126 2020-03-22 11:55|| 2020-03-22 11:55|| Front Page Top

#8 Before/after satelite photos of China's industrial area show reduction polution, much cleaner air etc...

Posted by crazyhorse 2020-03-22 12:02|| 2020-03-22 12:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Yes, the mayor of Venice said the sediment is nasty and it's just waiting to be stirred up again. Italy obviously has much bigger problems, but the tech used to move sand off shipwrecks in treasure salvor operations could probably get a lot of it up for proper disposal while there's no traffic in the canals. Won't happen, but probably could be done.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-22 13:31|| 2020-03-22 13:31|| Front Page Top

#10 I guess Ohio air and water is going to get a lot cleaner in a few minutes.

Posted by Thimp Clusort2035 2020-03-22 14:22|| 2020-03-22 14:22|| Front Page Top

#11 HERE is a nifty map of air pollution in many sites in the world.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2020-03-22 14:42|| 2020-03-22 14:42|| Front Page Top

#12 Give the media org that published this typhoid++.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-03-22 15:29|| 2020-03-22 15:29|| Front Page Top

#13 Earth must not notice us much if this little bit of inactivity in such a short time can make it all pristine again.

Posted by Bugs Crusotle9660 2020-03-22 18:32|| 2020-03-22 18:32|| Front Page Top

#14 If CO2 starts to drop, it could trigger an ice age! Panic!

Posted by KBK 2020-03-22 23:11|| 2020-03-22 23:11|| Front Page Top

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