Less Traffic And Fewer Discharges: The Coronavirus Makes The Canals Of Venice Clear Again

The measures imposed by the government to try to stem coronavirus infections in our country have included the closure of many businesses and require us to stay in our homes.

They, therefore, decrease displacements and, consequently, improve the quality of air and water.

The Po Valley, the photographs were taken in the splendid Venice arrive: the water of the canals has returned to be clear.

VENEZIA PULITA
VENEZIA PULITA

Generally, the canals of Venice appear cloudy, petroleum-coloured, while these days they are so transparent that it is possible to see the seabed and the numerous fish swimming in the waters.

The photographs and videos immortalize the Rio de Ferali, behind Piazza San Marco, and have been published on the Facebook group Venezia Pulita.

Users have no doubts: to make the water of the canals clear again is the reduction of the traffic of large ships and vaporetti .

In this forced pause of our activities, nature is really taking back its spaces, as the caption says that accompanies the images of the canals of Venice as we have never seen them.

VENEZIA PULITA
VENEZIA PULITA

Source : Martina Bettoni / VENEZIA PULITA