Climate change, pollution, etc?

[Brigadier]

Hello all,


Given the almost total cessation of plane travel, manufacturing, and the like, what effect has the current CV pandemic had on the atmosphere?

Any links to decent resources appreciated (gives me something to take my attention from the 'Rona)

 

[Notch7]

Worse around here.

It seems people are having old fashioned bonfires, it stunk outside last night.

 

[ericmark]

So if we get the Thames freezing over again it proves it was the jet engine?

 

[durhamplumber]

Hello all,


Given the almost total cessation of plane travel, manufacturing, and the like, what effect has the current CV pandemic had on the atmosphere?

Any links to decent resources appreciated (gives me something to take my attention from the 'Rona)

Italy’s smog is much better...Venice’s canals have never been so clean for donkies years.

 

[durhamplumber]

So if we get the Thames freezing over again it proves it was the jet engine?

I am liking your lateral thinking and wit dude!

 

[IT Minion]

Hello all,


Given the almost total cessation of plane travel, manufacturing, and the like, what effect has the current CV pandemic had on the atmosphere?

Any links to decent resources appreciated (gives me something to take my attention from the 'Rona)

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...andemic-leading-to-huge-drop-in-air-pollution

Short version, yes, air quality is much improved. Who knows what it'll do to the process to decarbonise the world. Probably slow it if something like the 'Green new deal' goes through to help the post Covid recovery.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Yes, the best thing about the pandemic is that we don't have to listen to the demented, pious ramblings of Saint Greta Garbage. Coronavirus has stolen her thunder and achieved what she and her snowflake band of followers could never achieve. The nut job is now completely superfluous.

Good riddance Miss Funbags!!

 

[EFLImpudence]

Haven't heard the bloody word 'antisemitism' for a while either.

Oh bugger.

 

[Munroast]

Estimated 77,000 lives saved in China through reduced pollution.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmc...a-just-from-pollution-reduction/#2b15478034fe


I doubt any such benefits here as we have reasonably acceptable air quality already. Sadly though I suspect we could have that many die in poverty due the the near entire collapse of the UK economy.

 

[Bodd]

Worse around here.

It seems people are having old fashioned bonfires, it stunk outside last night.

A nice stink thoe

 

[Brigadier]

Worse around here.

It seems people are having old fashioned bonfires, it stunk outside last night.

Not burning tyres, I hope

 

[ericmark]

Haven't heard the bloody word 'antisemitism' for a while either.

Oh bugger.

Think it is considered racialist as it refers to just one race, so think word on the banned list.

 

[transam]

Dolphins in the Venice canals

 

[Deleted member 18243]

It was very pleasant today, the sun shining, the birds singing and crucially, not a lot of cars going about.

CARS are one of the biggest threats to peace, safety, manners, civility, aesthetics, health and the "environment". They ruin more lives than the coronavirus ever will.

 

[Deleted member 18243]

I did notice that the of cars that were going about, a lot of the were speeding. Methinks the car idiots are taking advantage of the quiet roads; seeing them as their personal Nürburgring.