2021.01.04

COVID-19 Quiets the Eart

Seismic noise dropped worldwide as humans locked down.

SOURCE: "GLOBAL QUIETING OF HIGH-FREQUENCY SEISMIC NOISE DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN MEASURES," BY THOMAS LECOCQ ET AL., IN SCIENCE, VOL. 369; SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

SOURCE: "GLOBAL QUIETING OF HIGH-FREQUENCY SEISMIC NOISE DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN MEASURES," BY THOMAS LECOCQ ET AL., IN SCIENCE, VOL. 369; SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

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