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

[George Burnell]

Don't you just hate it when a good house party ends on a sour note?\

George B

On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 3:24 PM Jerome Slate <SlateMD at comcast.net> wrote:

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