Covid-19 has made the planet less noisy, helping scientist

Covid-19 has made the planet less noisy, helping scientist


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Noises produced together from public transport, private cars, factories, agriculture, construction works and other day-to-day human activities mask the sound of seismic activity beneath the


soil. This reduces seismologists’ ability to detect other signals occurring at the same frequency. Hence, the current less seismic noises phase is a boon for geoscientists around the world.