Happy Earth Day!
We may not be able to see Universal Pictures’ logo in the sky, as in this week’s most popular Tweet, but one of the benefits of quarantine is a drastic drop in air pollution the world over – as much as 50% in many of the world’s largest cities, according to Forbes. Some towns in India can now see the Himalaya Mountains for the first time in decades, Forbes also reported, and 4,000 children’s and 73,000 seniors’ lives have possibly been saved in China due to the drop in air pollution there.
Quarantine won’t go on forever, and pollution levels will surely begin to rise again, but perhaps we will, too. Our first story below shows some of the steps you can take to minimize and offset your impact, even if you’re off to see the Himalayas for the first time.
– Jennifer Bardoner, editor