Energy & Science
Space Data Shows China’s Economic Recovery From Virus
- Nationwide NO2 levels have risen almost 50% from Feb. 17: CREA
- But levels still about 20% below last year amid virus fight
Concentrations of nitrogen dioxide across China before and during the quarantine.
Source: Earth Observatory via NASA
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Rising Chinese pollution levels measured from space are showing a gradual but uneven industrial pickup after the economic slowdown caused by the nation’s fight to contain the deadly novel coronavirus.
Though the measure of nitrogen dioxide in China’s atmosphere has risen nearly 50% from Feb. 17, it’s still roughly 20% below the equivalent period last year, according an analysis from the Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, which used satellite data from NASA.