[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] an interesting fact about the Pandemic from Big Think

[jjrudy1 at comcast.net]

Anthropause


The planet is making a lot less noise during lockdown.



 
<https://newsletters.bigthink.com/click.html?x=a62e&lc=xZI&mc=o&s=HBT&u=u&z=
GSjM4Dj&> 


The planet's vibes are down. That's the consensus from a team of researchers
at six European institutions; the study was based at the Royal Observatory
of Belgium. Their research, published in Science, found that human-linked
vibrations around the planet dropped by 50 percent between March and May
2020-the quietest period of seismic noise since scientists began monitoring
the Earth. As the world slowed down during the pandemic-the researchers call
it an "Anthropause"-travel and industry ground to a standstill.

 

For the
<https://newsletters.bigthink.com/click.html?x=a62e&lc=xZT&mc=o&s=HBT&u=u&z=
GtPUMgI&> first time in recorded history, researchers were able to
differentiate between natural seismic waves and those caused by humans. Lead
author, Dr Thomas Lecocq, says their research could help seismologists suss
out the difference between human-created vibrations and natural vibrations,
potentially resulting in longer lead times when natural disasters are set to
strike. "With increasing urbanisation and growing global populations, more
people will be living in geologically hazardous areas. It will therefore
become more important than ever to differentiate between natural and
human-caused noise so that we can 'listen in' and better monitor the ground
movements beneath our feet. This study could help to kick-start this new
field of study."

 

 

John Rudy

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