Experts claim Air Quality improving in countries placed under coronavirus lockdown

Amidst dely coronavirus outbreak, air quality is significantly improving in countries that have ordered quarantine. As per reports, while air quality in se areas has certainly improved, ir long-term impacts still remain uncertain. According to ims by NASA, United States’ ncy, nitrogen dioxide (2) fell dramatically in Wuhan, China, which is epicentre of coronavirus pandemic.

Drastic fall in 2 levels

2 is mainly produced by vehicles, industrial sites, and rmal power stations. But due to quarantine N02 from se sources has dropped drastically. According to reports, as China moves past peak of its coronavirus crisis, re has been a resurgence of 2 emissions as things begin to rmalize after pandemic.

As per reports, European ncy (ESA) has also seen a drastic reduction in 2 in rrn Italy which has been locked down to fight dely coronavirus. Similar drops have also been observed in Barcelona and Mrid in Spain, which is also under lockdown. vel coronavirus, also kwn as COVID-19, has claimed more than 13,069 lives across world and has infected over 3,08,463 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019.

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A decrease in pollution levels in China

According to NASA China showed a drastic decline in pollution levels in month of February. aerial ims which were released by NASA along with European ncy (ESA) on former’s website compare concentration of nitrogen dioxide across China between January 1-20 i.e. period before quarantine and February 10-25 i.e. during quarantine with results showing drastic difference. 

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According to media reports, Nitrogen Dioxide levels typically surge in February as factories reopen and more vehicles take over ros after Chinese Lunar year. Fei Liu, an air quality researcher at NASA’s Goddard Flight Center, in public statement, said that it was first time that she h seen such a “dramatic drop-off” in 2. According to NASA, a similar case was observed during 2008 recession but decline was grual. Ar case was observed around Beijing during 2008 Olympics but effects were localized around Chinese capital.