'The pandemic is a reminder that there is no separation between humans and the environment,' researcher Karen O'Neill said.
For example, scientists from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute saw drops in nitrogen dioxide of around 45 percent in Madrid, Milan and Rome between March 13 to April 13, 2020 compared to the same period last year. During the same time, Paris saw dramatic falls of 54 percent.
Light traffic passes with downtown in the background at dusk in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic on April 15, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Environmental Protection Agency data from March shows that Los Angeles had its longest stretch of air quality rated as"good" since 1995 as Safer-at-Home orders were issued in response to the spread of COVID-19.
According to Thomas Lecocq, a seismologist at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Brussels, seismic noise resulting from human activities has fallen by about a third in the city. Scientists in California and the U.K. have also noticed similar trends.The idea to create a day for the Earth was proposed first to the United Nations. Subsequently, environmental advocates in the U.S. organized the first large scale event in 1970 and decided to call it"Earth Day.
Since then issues like these have been promoted by environmental justice movements who recognize that the quality of life for people around the world is directly related to environmental health.
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