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Explained: How Covid-19 lockdowns caused a drop in seismic noise levels worldwide – The Indian Express
High frequency noise caused by human activities dropped by as much as 50 per cent between March and May this year, according to researchers.
Written by Rahel Philipose
, Edited by Explained Desk | Margao |
Published: July 26, 2020 9:34:00 am
People take photos of the Merlion statue along the Marina Bay area in Singapore. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)The ongoing Covid-19pandemic has brought the world to a grinding halt and ushered in a wave of silence as high frequency noise generated by industrial plants, traffic and other human activities fell sharply during a period marked by lockdowns and social isolation.
A team of seismolo…
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