Covid-19 curbs brought ‘brighter, earlier, greener spring’ to China
Covid-19 restrictions caused spring to arrive in China eight days earlier in 2020 than predicted, according to a peer-reviewed study that shows short-term reductions in human activity can have a rapid impact on the environment.The country was 17 per cent greener – measured in leaf area coverage – than during the previous five years, the paper published in the journal Science Advances on August 25 found after analysing remotely sensed data.“Reduced human activity resulting from Covid-19…
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