{"id":33757,"date":"2020-07-24T19:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/covid-19-lockdown-has-brought-earths-vibrations-to-a-halt-study\/"},"modified":"2020-07-24T19:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T16:35:00","slug":"covid-19-lockdown-has-brought-earths-vibrations-to-a-halt-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/covid-19-lockdown-has-brought-earths-vibrations-to-a-halt-study\/","title":{"rendered":"#COVID-19 lockdown has brought Earth\u2019s vibrations to a halt: study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#COVID-19 lockdown has brought Earth\u2019s vibrations to a halt: study<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-wrapper\" role=\"main\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>        July 24, 2020 <span>|<\/span> 12:35pm                <span>|<\/span> Updated <span>July 24, 2020 | 12:54pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                <span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7T0emPhMtq0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent\" title=\"Video\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n                        The coronavirus is really harshin\u2019 our vibe \u2014 but in one big way, that\u2019s a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>Our home planet literally vibrates as a result of human movement \u2014 from driving cars to industry to sporting events and concerts. However, lately, that seismic hum has dulled to a whisper thanks to the pandemic lockdown. As a result, we have now entered the quietest period of manmade seismic noise recorded in history, dubbed the \u201canthropause,\u201d according to scientists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis quiet period is likely the longest and largest dampening of human-caused seismic noise since we started monitoring the Earth in detail using vast monitoring networks of seismometers,\u201d said seismologist Stephen Hicks, from Imperial College London in the UK. \u201cOur study uniquely highlights just how much human activities impact the solid Earth, and could let us see more clearly than ever what differentiates human and natural noise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And now, the lack of noise pollution could make it easier to track and predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.<\/p>\n<p>Data collected from 268 seismic monitoring stations throughout 117 countries reflected this drastic reduction of noise readings. Outside of the COVID-19 era, these potentially life-saving facilities are set up to monitor Earth\u2019s many movements. Usually, the anthropogenic hum interferes with gathering the clearest reading of seismic shift.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16030838\"><img alt=\"An empty highway in Wuhan, China.\" data- data- height=\"200\" width=\"300\"><\/img><figcaption><span>Empty highways in Wuhan, China, in February<\/span><span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWith increasing urbanization and growing global populations, more people will be living in geologically hazardous areas,\u201d said lead study author Thomas Lecocq, seismologist at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, whose study was published in the journal <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will therefore become more important than ever to differentiate between natural and human-caused noise so that we can \u2018listen in\u2019 and better monitor the ground movements beneath our feet,\u201d Lecocq explained. \u201cThis study could help to kick-start this new field of study.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The planet\u2019s stillness since February has established a new baseline for human activity, which will better help scientists analyze future data and the degree to which we\u2019ve affected the Earth\u2019s vibrations since the pre-industrial era. This new starting point will help researchers better predict impending seismic dangers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have given us a glimmer of insight into how human and natural noise interact within the Earth,\u201d Hicks said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope this insight will spawn new studies that help us listen better to the Earth and understand natural signals we would otherwise have missed.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Living <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/07\/24\/pandemic-lockdown-has-brought-earths-vibrations-to-a-halt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#COVID-19 lockdown has brought Earth\u2019s vibrations to a halt: study&#8221; July 24, 2020 | 12:35pm | Updated July 24, 2020 | 12:54pm The coronavirus is really harshin\u2019 our vibe \u2014 but in one big way, that\u2019s a good thing. 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