Covid19: it's not ALL bad

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In this episode we discuss what happened to our planet during the lockdowns due to Covid in the Spring of 2020.
TL;DR The Earth quieted down and we produced less CO2

We highlight a few interesting articles that have been published recently and discuss the way that scientists measure Earth movement using seismometers!  We can even detect touchdowns during football games with seismometers, and when everyone was forced to stay at home during lockdowns the Earth became much quieter.  Also, air pollution was reduced and we talk about what that might mean going forward. 

Here are links to the articles we mentioned.  Specifically, this Nature commentary outlines the reduction in seismic noise curing Covid Lockdowns
Read this article on the reduction in seismic noise: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00965-x
which has been updated in a more recent article since we recorded this episode! 
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/07/22/science.abd2438

Here are the two articles discussing CO2 reductions and air pollution decreases during the Covid lockdowns
Read this article on the CO2 emissions related to the lockdown
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0797-x

And this short blurb on other pollutants
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200511124444.htm

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