ESA: Coronavirus-led drop in air pollution is but a “short blip”

Name: ESA: Coronavirus-led drop in air pollution is but a “short blip”
Uploaded: 2020-03-31T18:04:16+00:00
Duration: 6 min 2 s
Channel: CNN Money
Description: New satellite imagery from the European Space Agency shows how the decline in traffic, air travel, and production activity has led to a sharp drop in air pollution levels since lockdown measures were put in place in China and in Europe. But Joseph Aschbacher, director of the ESA’s Observation Programmes, says the effects are but a “short blip” in the history of pollution. <br />

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New satellite imagery from the European Space Agency shows how the decline in traffic, air travel, and production activity has led to a sharp drop in air pollution levels since lockdown measures were put in place in China and in Europe. But Joseph Aschbacher, director of the ESA’s Observation Programmes, says the effects are but a “short blip” in the history of pollution.

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