NASA, ESA, and JAXA took snapshots of COVID-19’s effects on economic activity and pollution
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JAXA’s satellite ALOS-2 and ESA’s satellite Sentinel-1 observed the density of newly made cars parked at a factory near the Beijing Capital International Airport. Charts on the dashboard show how the density of brand-new cars parked there plummeted between December 2019 and February 2020 following the emergence of the new coronavirus in China. Satellite imagery shows the number of cars being produced rising again in April.
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JAXA’s satellite ALOS-2 and ESA’s satellite Sentinel-1 observed the density of newly made cars parked at a factory near the Beijing Capital International Airport. Charts on the dashboard show how the density of brand-new cars parked there plummeted between December 2019 and February 2020 following the emergence of the new coronavirus in China. Satellite imagery shows the number of cars being produced rising again in April.
https://www.theverge.com/21302906/satell...-dashboard