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Check out the NO2 levels in Europe before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Could people working from home save the planet?

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NASA is taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic’s once-in-a-lifetime impact on people’s behavior. They’ve launched several studies that will look at the impact of the pandemic, especially from the reduction in activity, on the planet’s climate. Thus far, the reduction in pollutants has been startling. Check out the before and after NO2 tropospheric column models in the graphics below. Wow!

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Images courtesy of the heroes from NASA

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