Corona Pandemic Makes Planet Earth Calmer
Jakarta - Corona virus pandemic indeed has many negative impacts, but on the other hand there is also a positive side to nature. After pollution levels dropped, scientists observed that the Earth became quieter in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Jakarta - Corona virus pandemic indeed has many negative impacts, but on the other hand there is also a positive side to nature. After pollution levels dropped, scientists observed that the Earth became quieter in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Around 4 billion people, half of the world's population, isolate themselves to cut the corona virus transmission. Human activities are also reduced drastically and make the Planet Earth vibrations reduced.
Quoted from CBS, researchers who monitor Earth's movements say that the stop of the transportation system, business and other human activities correlate with Earth's vibrations lower than usual.
This reduction in seismic noise, namely vibrations in the Earth's crust, presents a rare opportunity for scientists to monitor small earthquakes, volcanic activity and other subtle tremors that usually sink because of the daily movements of so many humans.
The quieter vibrations were observed by Thomas Lecocq, Belgian seismologist at the Royal Observatory of Belgium and published in the journal Nature. According to him, such noise reduction usually only occurs briefly around religious celebrations.
In Belgium, Earth's vibrations caused by human activities have fallen by about a third since the isolation of COVID-19 was put in place by the government. Noise reduction is directly related to the closure of schools, restaurants, public spaces and travel restrictions. '
Human activities in a small sphere such as traffic jams or building constructions indeed only cause small movements in the Earth's crust. But together, it results in a large amount of noise that makes it difficult for scientists to detect natural events at the same frequency.
Since quarantine was implemented, surface seismometers in Belgium have become more sensitive in measuring seismic activity which normally cannot be monitored. Measurement of small earthquakes or waves in the ocean becomes more accurate. "It's very quiet in Belgium," Lecocq said.
The same statement is justified by experts in various countries. Researchers in New Zealand, Scotland, France and the UK report the same thing since the isolation was held, namely Planet Earth has become quieter.
