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COVID-19's Impact on Environment Still Uncertain

Peyton Bigora

   Pollution and greenhouse gas emissions have decreased across the globe,
   as countries strive to contain the spread of the coronavirus by
   ordering people to stay at home.

   Among the many unknown facts about this new virus is what kind of
   long-term impact it will have on the environment.

   Since the outbreak in December 2019 and the subsequent pandemic,
   businesses have shuttered, airlines have slashed services, and more and
   more people are working from home or not working at all, cutting
   traffic to a minimum.

   The global shutdown has inadvertently become an experiment in the
   reduction of greenhouse gases.

   NASA recently released satellite data of the northeastern U.S.,
   revealing a 30% drop in air pollution over densely populated
   metropolitan areas. Nitrogen dioxide from transportation fossil fuels
   and electricity generation shows that March 2020 has the lowest
   emission levels on record since 2005.
   

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