NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS
The Himalayas are visible for the first time in 30 years
As COVID-19 brought many polluting industries to their knees, there were a slew of environmental benefits, with an April report by the International Energy Agency stating that greenhouse gas emissions are dropping at an “unprecedented rate, almost twice as large as all previous declines since the end of World War II combined”. The results have been astonishing: you can now view the Himalayas from Northern India for the first time in three decades.
If there is any silver lining to be found in the current situation, it’s that this virus may well usher in broader discussions about the effect of human activity on climate change. Especially since agencies, such as World Weather Attribution, have recently pioneered technology that can not only link specific extreme weather events to climate change but also model that data to accurately predict and prepare for the future. In a country ravaged by heatwaves and bushfires, we’d do well to listen.
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