The media is dominated by anxiety-inducing news on the COVID-19 pandemic, but with every cloud, there\u2019s a silver lining! While we are all realizing just how much this pandemic is affecting us negatively, let\u2019s consider the good things that have happened recently because of the current situation!<\/p>\n
Reduced Air Pollution<\/strong> Venice canals clearing up<\/strong> Free HBO Shows and Movies!<\/strong> This video of penguins roaming an empty aquarium<\/strong> Free Broadway shows!<\/strong> Some Good News with John Krasinski<\/strong> At least something good has come from this panic-ridden chapter of history! As we get through this pandemic day-by-day, remember that we are all going through this together and seek out the positives, so you aren’t overwhelmed by the negatives we see around us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The media is dominated by anxiety-inducing news on the COVID-19 pandemic, but with every cloud, there\u2019s a silver lining! While we are all realizing just…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":460,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1021,2724],"tags":[3257,2219,1460,3272],"coauthors":[3221],"class_list":["post-26229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-news","tag-covid-19","tag-entertainment","tag-environment","tag-pollution"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/460"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26229"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26344,"href":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26229\/revisions\/26344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26229"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=26229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nRecent satellite images released by NASA and the European Space Agency<\/a> show a significant reduction in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in China from January to February. With factories closed and fewer cars on the road, greenhouse gases have been decreasing worldwide, especially in China and Italy. The Centre for International Climate Research in Oslo predicts that air pollution will continue to decrease worldwide in the coming months.<\/p>\n
\nBecause of the constant stream of tourists and gondolas typically populating the Venice canals, their waters are almost never clear. But, with the decrease in active water-vehicles and tourist activity, the canal water is perfectly crystal clear<\/a>! In addition, a new ecosystem has established itself as fish and other wildlife return the the canal system.<\/p>\n
\nBecause of the vast need for entertainment right now, HBO has made over 500 hours of programming free for anyone to stream without a subscription for the entire month of April! You can watch movies like Crazy, Stupid, Love<\/em> and Detective Pikachu<\/em> and every episode of HBO original tv shows like The Wire<\/em>, Veep<\/em>, and Silicon Valley<\/em>. For more information, visit the HBO website<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nBecause of social distancing, the Shedd Aquarium has closed its doors indefinitely. But, they\u2019ve let their penguins, including the crowd-favorite penguin Wellington, wander the aquarium and visit the various exhibits. The wholesome and endearing videos of these trips have gone viral. I strongly suggest that you visit the Shedd Aquarium Twitter account<\/a> to watch these must-see videos.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nIn order to help ease cabin fever during this pandemic, the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber will be available to stream on YouTube for free! Each show will be accessible on the YouTube channel \u201cThe Shows Must Go On!\u201d for 48 hours after the initial upload. The first installment was Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,<\/em> which began on April 3rd at 2 PM. The next installment, Jesus Christ Superstar<\/em>, will begin on April 10th at 1 PM and be available until April 12th. For more information and updates, visit the Youtube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nJohn Krasinski, an actor who you might have seen in The Office<\/em> or The Quiet Place<\/em>, has launched a new YouTube show<\/a> called \u201cSome Good News\u201d, where he delivers uplifting news stories to remind us of the good that we can do. So far, the premiere episode has debuted and the second is in the works. The \u201cSome Good News\u201d Twitter account<\/a> also retweets heartwarming stories and more wholesome content.<\/p>\n