Our Magnificently Resilient Earth Is Breathing Freely Again: Will It Last Once We All Go Back To Work?
The earth is breathing freely for the first time in decades. The Himalaya mountain range is visible from parts of India that haven’t seen it in thirty years. Air quality has improved in Los Angeles, New York City, and Beijing. Animals are overrunning the quiet streets of Wales, Thailand, and other once-bustling metro areas. Even if in some cases this has been just a tad sensationalized. The signs are symbolic for those who watch the animals play as the days go by.
Naturalists and conservationists alike are delighted of the stories of Venice’s canals running clear, and the return of dolphins and fish. Noticeable, verifiable radar shows the undeniable reaction by earth’s ecosystems to the shut-down in emissions and industrialization. This sparks incentives and dreams in the minds of climatologists and travelers. But will this trend continue beyond the shut-down, or are we watching the last labored breath, and twinkle in the eye of a planet, our Mother, that we’ve already damn near smothered?
In a very short time we have gone from this:
