With Coronavirus being the deadliest virus of this decade,
the entire globe is frightened by its adverse effects on humans. However, the
pandemic of Coronavirus has done something right as well for the Earth. Hard to
digest? While the whole world is shut down and fighting against this disease,
we have out-looked the positive impacts it has left on the environment.
Let's have a look at the four essential parts of the
environment and how is Coronavirus affecting them.
Carbon
Emission
Air pollution due to vehicles has been reduced to an
unexpected extent due to the travel ban and complete lockdown in the world. Due
to a massive reduction in traveling, carbon emission has been cut down by
approx. 25% in China. Whereas, air quality in every country is also improved.
Increase in
waste
Since the fight against this pandemic has started, a
significant increase in waste, primarily surgical waste, has been noticed. Every
patient is treated with a brand new and sterile equipment to eliminate the
spread of the virus that has resulted in snowballing the waste. Organizations
need to develop a strategy to dispose of the debris in a way that doesn't harm
the environment.
Wildlife
Even in this threatening situation, some people have shown the
audacity to spread rumors about several things. One of which is wildlife, people
are reporting fake news that wildlife is coming back to urban areas. Though,
the fact is that wild animals have gotten an extremely fresher environment to
live in.
Broadband
demand
People have been using their cell phones and other gadgets in
this lockdown more than they ever did. Hence, a drastic rise has been seen in
the request of broadband for video gaming, video streaming, online calls, and
more.
The world is facing many crises that are temporary and will
go away as the pandemic dwindles. But the health of climate will deteriorate
rapidly once the world resumes.
