Coronavirus: The NASA images that surprised the whole world

Coronavirus pollution china

Coronavirus it affected China a lot, but recently also Europe, a lot of people were scared because of it, but NASA also comes with good news about the virus that is still spreading globally, and the announcement is a very surprising one.

Coronavirus managed to substantially reduce the level of pollution in China in the areas where the factories were closed, and the changes are dramatic, and extremely beneficial for our planet, because a big polluter has been stopped for more than a month.

Coronavirus managed what absolutely no one has managed to do so far, to stop the massive pollution caused by Chinese factories, the satellite images of those from NASA showing us that the situation is unprecedented, at least for China.

The researchers from NASA say that until now they have never seen such a dramatic decrease in the level of pollution in China, the quarantine imposed by the Coronavirus for millions of people being combined with the Chinese New Year, and thus the pollution decreased substantially.

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Satellite image showing the evolution of pollution in China made by NASA and ESA satellites.

"It's the first time I've seen such a dramatic reduction over such a wide area for a specific event. This year, the discount rate is more significant than in past years and lasted longer. I'm not surprised because many cities nationwide have taken steps to minimize the spread of the virus."

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The evolution of pollution in China made by NASA and ESA.

Coronavirus it should have a similar effect including in the area of ​​northern Italy, where there are closed factories, or which operate at reduced capacity due to the increasing number of infections, and so the Earth "breathes" while some Earthlings suffer.