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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf our planet could breath it would be taking its first clean breath
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in many decades. Maybe some insect or animal wont go extinct because were not polluting the air suddenly.
Maybe businesses will realize their employees work just as well from home and theyll save themselves money on renting floorspace by eliminating the workplaces.
Maybe this Spring, which starts tomorrow well see what clear skies used to look like in the far past.
All because the greatest part of the world suddenly stopped using their cars all at once.
The silver lining is pretty obvious with this pandemic. I hope it will change our lives and lifestyles and work habits and our need to drive just as quickly.
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)BoJo etc.
Most especially Trump. It is the US's abdication as world leader since January 20, 2017 that has set us on this collision course.
Otherwise, it will happen again.
We went to Venice many years ago, and I understand you can now see the bottom of canals. That is amazing to me, and says in graphic detail what you've just said.
Wholeheartedly agree.
MuseRider
(34,136 posts)YES!
certainot
(9,090 posts)but also traffic all over the place scaring wildlife that's all of a sudden going to find a lot of grazing near the roads like i saw this eve
malaise
(269,254 posts)Rec
badseedboy
(174 posts)of truth--
Thank you.
pwb
(11,303 posts)Getting rid of humans will do the trick. Good for Mother Earth, Breath away while it lasts.
Native
(5,943 posts)and survive.
Farmgirl1961
(1,494 posts)I've kept wondering if the COVID-19 is somehow related to climate change. Of course all things in nature are inter-related, but I was wondering on more of a direct level. Nonetheless, perhaps this is Mother Earth's way of showing just how weak and insignificant we are in the scheme of things and that in the end, she always wins.
oldsoftie
(12,651 posts)Long before there was any climate change. Could climate change make an impact worse or better? I imagine; depending on the attacker
forgotmylogin
(7,539 posts)We haven't learned how to co-exist with nature, so humans have become a pathogen that needs to be reduced in the ecosystem for the Earth to save itself.
It totally makes sense on a macro scale that viruses serve a purpose like white blood cells in the human body attempting to take out living organisms that, like bacteria, are a drain on the health of a larger system - tearing out healthy pieces of it, increasing the temperature...
I wish the best for everyone and I'm totally not a nihilist, but I can see the logic in that. The Earth is sick, and hopefully, this is the wake-up call we need.
Loki Liesmith
(4,602 posts)Since oxygen started taking over lol.
2naSalit
(86,897 posts)How nature points out the folly of man!
lunatica
(53,410 posts)I used to watch Godzilla with my kid when he was little. It was seriously his favorite show. I had to hush and not speak out of turn while it was on.
dweller
(23,692 posts)or China during their shutdown compared to pre-shutdown
rapidly clearing off the atmosphere
✌🏼
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Brilliant and beautiful observation.
drmeow
(5,032 posts)along with swans.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Wow! Look how clear it is! In just a few days!
drmeow
(5,032 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)I think you should start a thread with this because its really uplifting!
how beautiful. I think we are being told to stop ruining our earth, but it comes at a price and a sacrifice.
BigmanPigman
(51,649 posts)Looking back when this is over we will see some temporary changes and some permanent ones. Sometimes change is good.
stopwastingmymoney
(2,042 posts)Ive been thinking about the changes this time might bring
Maybe we learn that we dont need so many things
Maybe we learn its important to make the things we need close by
Maybe we learn to take care of each other and our earth
Maybe we cook and garden more, and get out to experience nature
I hope we take to heart how important it is to have health care and a functioning government
lunatica
(53,410 posts)We are all connected, for good or bad. Its up to us in the collective.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,443 posts)Babies, and home businesses. Side gigs will grow, employees will become entrepreneurs, I'd bet a mid-single digit percent will never return to work outside the home.
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)Forced button reset on our relationship with mother earth
ananda
(28,891 posts)With the traffic so much lighter, the air should be
much cleaner and fresher.
Maybe the virus won't like that, but I sure do.
Joe Nation
(963 posts)A tiny microscopic virus.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Iggo
(47,586 posts)Miigwech
(3,741 posts)bdamomma
(63,955 posts)is rebounding we aren't.
The canals in Venice are clearing up even seeing fish, plus the water is a beautiful blue, my daughter showed me. It's on ABC news.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)recover. We havent reach the apex of infection cases yet, but after we do the cases will diminish. Then life will go back to normal. Im just hoping its a whole new normal as I expressed in my OP.
applegrove
(118,880 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)jump on this. Its what they do.
Youd be amazed at the extent of privations they will go to for their science!
applegrove
(118,880 posts)NNadir
(33,582 posts)...of papers on this topic for a long time.
Hell, there were lots of papers along these lines in connection with the air pollution restrictions during the Olympics held in China.
Recessions always give an atmospheric signature.
Mauna Loa's CO2 observatory is operating normally. Yesterday we were over 414 ppm.
applegrove
(118,880 posts)Journeyman
(15,043 posts)Let us hope beyond hope that there will be silver linings in our dark future, and that our societal contortions and pangs, though profound, prove short-lived.
k2qb3
(374 posts)which would help pinpoint climate sensitivity. I've been thinking the pandemic might have a lot of positive side effects socially and ecologically, but if we get another half degree C or more from the brightening things could get pretty interesting this summer.
Transformative times.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Perhaps the brightening of whats left of the solar caps will reflect the sunlights radiant energy back into space a little more. That is, if we give it a chance.
burrowowl
(17,654 posts)Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)we would look into more online working. There are a lot of jobs that can be done online, or at least partially. This would have ecological benefit, and would also help with things like child care. I'm lucky that as an academic I've always been able to do at least some of my work at home, which meant not having to sign my kid up for fulltime child care.
I also hope that this will be a lesson in the importance of government and competent leadership.
...And as a church person, I hope this will bring an end to the weekly "passing of the peace" (aka weekly exchange of the germs), which I've always hated!
Pluvious
(4,332 posts)Having this on the DU front page is great,
but you do your important message a disfavor
by leaving uncorrected the error.
Cheers
lunatica
(53,410 posts)I cant believe I let that pass! I find I have to correct that particular error all the time, along with similar ones because of the iPad propensity to choose wrong grammar.
Thanks!
Pluvious
(4,332 posts)proud patriot
(100,716 posts)and thanks for all the fish