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Venice waters seem clearer — and it could be due to the coronavirus

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Photos: Marco Capovilla/Venezia Pulita via Getty Images

Italy’s efforts to limit the coronavirus meant an absence of boat traffic on the city’s famous waterways. And the changes happened quickly.

Countries that have been under lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus have experienced an unintended benefit: a noticeable drop in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in some countries.

Photos: Andrea Pattaro/AFP via Getty Images

Although grim, it’s something scientists said could offer tough lessons for how to prepare — and ideally avoid — the most destructive impacts of climate change.

“If we can think about how to prepare for climate change like a pandemic, maybe there will be a positive outcome to all of this,” said Christopher Jones, lead developer of the CoolClimate Network, an applied research consortium at the University of California, Berkeley. 

Photo: Marco Capovilla/Venezia Pulita via Getty Images

Satellite observations have shown that the temporary measures have also driven significant decreases in harmful emissions.

“Carbon dioxide is tied to industrial activity, electricity production and transportation, so anything that affects those sectors will impact greenhouse gases, as well,” Jones said. Continue reading. 

Read the latest on the coronavirus from NBC News. 

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