Andlikeeverythingelse, thatmeanssomethingslightlydifferentduring a pandemic, climatologistsarecallingThemassivedropoffinemissionsinsocietysloweddown.
Onebigexperiment a chancetosee a worldwithoutushumansplayingsuch a prominentpart.
Thequestion.
Whatlessonscanwelearn?
OurClaytonSandellreportsthe 50thanniversaryofEarthDaylandsinthemiddleof a globalpandemic, givinghumans a glimpseofwhattheplanetmightlooklikeifwetookbettercareofit.
TakecarequalityWithfewerpeopleontheroads, skiesoverNewDelhithisweekturnedfromhazybrownto a rareblue.
InParis, wheresatellitepicturesshowemptystreetsaroundtheArcticTriomphe, airpollutionisdown 46% 19% inSydney, 29% in L.
Butwhat's happeningnow, scientistssay, provides a glimpseinto a sortofparalleluniversewherethepossibilitiesofalternativeenergy, loweremissionsandlesspollutioncanbeseen.