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Stunning NASA Images Show Drop in Pollution Over China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
New York Post ^ | February 29, 2020 | Sara Dorn

Posted on 02/29/2020 8:42:37 PM PST by nickcarraway

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Stunning aerial images of Earth show a drastic decrease in pollution levels over northern China in the past month, as entire towns the size of New York City have been shut down amid the deadly outbreak.

The images, produced by NASA and the European Space Agency, compare air quality between Jan. 1 and Jan. 20 with pollution levels between Feb. 10 and 25 — and the difference in nitrogen dioxide concentration is stunning.

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(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; coronavirus; nasa; pollution
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1 posted on 02/29/2020 8:42:37 PM PST by nickcarraway
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2 posted on 02/29/2020 8:42:59 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Greta is pleased.


3 posted on 02/29/2020 8:43:28 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Yep, most of the pollution in China now is from incinerating bodies.


4 posted on 02/29/2020 8:45:59 PM PST by calenel (Don't panic. Prepare and be vigilant.)
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It’s like everything stopped.


5 posted on 02/29/2020 8:46:24 PM PST by rdl6989
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Imagine that.


6 posted on 02/29/2020 8:47:06 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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Too bad the people can’t go outside and breat fresh air for a change.


7 posted on 02/29/2020 8:51:11 PM PST by caww
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Lucky for us we don’t import much from China... /s


8 posted on 02/29/2020 8:52:36 PM PST by GOPJ ( http://www.tinyurl.com/cvirusmap https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm)
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That’s really very striking....amazingly so.


9 posted on 02/29/2020 8:52:54 PM PST by caww
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Stunning, to say the least. I would also say it is shocking. I’m going to pinch myself now to make sure I’m not dreaming.


10 posted on 02/29/2020 8:53:44 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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The Mortheast US is no longer plagued with every-weekend precipitation events.

In the past these had been blamed on Chinese pollution.


11 posted on 02/29/2020 8:55:13 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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Mortheast = Northeast


12 posted on 02/29/2020 8:56:09 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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So the climate change nuts should be delighted at this, right?


13 posted on 02/29/2020 8:56:41 PM PST by Midwesterner53
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“But it’s just a flu”


14 posted on 02/29/2020 8:57:36 PM PST by StolarStorm
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15 posted on 02/29/2020 8:58:31 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Are they ever delighted? By anything?


16 posted on 02/29/2020 8:59:09 PM PST by nickcarraway
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That’s a WalMart sales chart 3 months from now.


17 posted on 02/29/2020 8:59:27 PM PST by Rebelbase
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Which is what is going to severely damage the economy. The supply chain has been obliterated.


18 posted on 02/29/2020 9:01:50 PM PST by bigdaddy45
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They always incinerate bodies. With a population of 1.5 billion people, there is no room for graveyards. There are 27,000 deaths per day in China.


20 posted on 02/29/2020 9:16:34 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom
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