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There is no denying that pandemic coronavirus has changed the way we live our lives. Worldwide, people avoid the activities they used to do each day without thinking, shopping in stores to venture into the office. While stops have had an undeniably brutally sudden economic impact, with almost32 million people out of work In the United States alone,Lack of human activity in the world has a surprising silver lining: it's easy to detect scientists.

In a July 2020 study published in the journalScience, researchers have found that people are getting closer to the house in the middle of the pandemicdecreased the amount of noise caused by human beings about 50% on a global scale. By following the data of 117 countries, the scientists have found that the noise generated by the man has dropped dramatically at the beginning of 2020, starting with a noise reduction in China in January, shortly after the virus had started to spread. Noise reductions then propagate throughout Europe and other continentsThe locks took in other countries from March to May.

So, what does it mean in terms of earthquakes? With the DIN created by considerably attenuated human activity, it is increasingly easy for scientists to hear seismic noise that would otherwise be drowned. This allows researchers to resume sound signals that could indicate seismic changes that precede earthquakes. Noise reduction was particularly apparent during daylight hours, during which researchers were able to hear indications significantly from seismic activities in typically occupied urban areas.

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"With growing urbanization and growing growthGlobal Populations, more people will live inGeologically dangerous areas, "explained the main author of the studyThomas lecocq, PhD, a seismologist from the Royal Observatory of Belgium, in a statement. LECOCQ noted that with population increases in urban areas - and the biggest noise associated with them - it will be particularly important in the near future "to differentiate the natural sound and caused by the man so that we can" listen to "And better monitor the ground movements under our feet." And for another surprising intersection between the pandemic and nature, discover howThis rare weather event is about to make coronaviruses even worse still.