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

[Jerome Slate]

Sounds like some people have too much time on their hands.
Jerry

On 8/7/2020 10:50 AM, jjrudy1 at comcast.net wrote:
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>   *Anthropause*
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> The planet is making a lot less noise during lockdown.
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> <https://newsletters.bigthink.com/click.html?x=a62e&lc=xZI&mc=o&s=HBT&u=u&z=GSjM4Dj&>
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> 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.
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> For the first time in recorded history, 
> <https://newsletters.bigthink.com/click.html?x=a62e&lc=xZT&mc=o&s=HBT&u=u&z=GtPUMgI&> 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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