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Satellites documented COVID-19s impact from space
Earth-observing satellites monitor a variety of physical parameters on Earth’s surface and atmosphere globally and periodically. | Image: JAXA / NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are keeping track of how COVID-19 has changed the economy and environment. The three space agencies brought together satellite observations to create a new dashboard that was unveiled today.
The COVID-19 Earth Observation Dashboard lets users explore how the ongoing pandemic has affected airport and shipping traffic, city night lights, and agricultural production in locations across the world. It also includes data on greenhouse gases, air quality, and water quality.
“The pandemic was not only leaving a staggering toll of human suffering. It was having a global impact that we could document from space,” Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/21302906/satellites-covid-19-impact-economy-environment-nasa-esa-jaxa-dashboard
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