It would be easy for anyone to list off a hundred reasons why the Coronavirus is horrible, including me. I think, however, that there’s definitely reasons why this global pandemic is beneficial that people aren’t focusing on enough.
For decades, this world’s health has rapidly been decreasing and it seems like the attempts to make it better have become more and more hopeless. As you may know, Italy is one of the most impacted places– if not the most–by the Coronavirus with almost 18,000 deaths and about 136,000 confirmed cases. While more people are being forced to stay inside, the country around them has been increasingly getting better– environmentally, that is.
Some of the major changes we’ve seen in the environment in Italy are:
1. Dolphins return to Italy’s coast amid Corona’s lockdown. Despite all the negative effects of this virus, wild life that typically kept away from the Italian coast and Venice canal appear to have returned. This is all thanks to the lack of tourism and docking of cruise ships.
2. The canals in Venice have cleared up. Some footage a college shows provides the image of Venice canal waters running clear for the first time in a very long time due to the decrease in water-vehicle pollution. It even shows a whale swimming in the water!
Sure, we can sit here all day and complain about how we won’t get to spend our birthdays the way we want to (for the kids in March, April, and possibly May), or how our life has become a boring abysses of the repeated sorrow of not being able to do anything– but let’s talk about the benefits of corona. The world is finally improving itself and the environment that we have been destructing for quite a while now– I mean, pollution rates aren’t nearly as high as they used to be! And in the places where the Coronavirus is the worst, the most positive benefits are coming out of it for the environment around it. I’m mainly talking about China and Italy but those aren’t the only places of course. So all though this quarantine is horrible for us, it was much needed for mother nature.
On a non-related topic: I have found out that I like Taco Bell. This is groundbreaking news for me, ok? It may not seem like a big deal to anyone, but it is to me because I have hated taco bell for quite a while. Also my life has just come to the point where this is the type of excitement I offer now… sorry.
Thank you for reading and have a great week!
try to stay positive and safe! 🙂
Thanks, KT, I loved this blog post—my thoughts exactly. It is so easy to complain about our current reality. I do not want to get too dark, so I will only say that it is, in fact, a pandemic. Sometimes I sit back and realize that and think, “wow”. It is so easy to feel hopeless and worried and unmotivated, but it does have its benefits. I have seen news about the earth, and it is so satisfying. For example, Venice usually has such a heavy amount of tourist activity, so I bet the animals are pretty happy (a whale? that is wicked). Although life feels bleak as lives are lost or in danger, good can be found, and that is reassuring and necessary to be aware of. I have also noticed how much more caring people have become. More students than ever actually want to attend school, and I find that somewhat amusing. More people are grateful, and more people are trying to remain optimistic. It is also interesting to see how much people take for granted. I feel that, after all of this chaos, everyone will be more grateful and kind, and the world itself will feel rejuvenated. Also, you like Taco Bell now? That is some ground-breaking information. I would like a taco from Taco Bell right about now. Alas…
This was such a good blog post, KT! I think it’s important that we try to look at the good and the benefits despite all of the unfortunate things that this virus has caused. also, taco bell is gr8, i’m glad you’ve discovered that 🙂