Venice Canals Before Coronavirus

A group of scuba divers from venice s gondolier association collect waste from the lagoon city s canals as part of a clean up operation in venice in december 2019.

Venice canals before coronavirus. Posted thu thursday 19 mar march 2020 at 6 10am thu thursday 19 mar march 2020 at 6 10am. Italians in venice have found a silver lining to the coronavirus pandemic. Venice canals clearer after lockdown. The city s canals have turned crystal clear since boat traffic was halted.

Residents of venice are noticing a vast improvement in the quality of the famous canals that run through the city which are running clear. Here s what the canals looked like in december 2019 before the the coronavirus lockdown went into effect. Venice canals run clear as coronavirus lockdown leaves city free of tourists. Clear water is seen in venice s canals due to less tourists motorboats and pollution as the spread of the coronavirus disease covid 19 continues in venice italy march 18 2020.

The european space agency has released two images of venice taken one year apart which highlight the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on its famous waterways. Right now though the whole country is under lockdown as coronavirus continues to spread and locals in venice have noticed that the water in the city s canals has become much clearer with small. The improvement in venice s canals comes as satellite images from the european space agency taken before and after italy s covid 19 quarantine measures show a drastic decrease in air pollution.