Air Pollution Continues to Drop in a COVID-19 World

Managing the pandemic has been accomplished through social distancing and staying home. This means millions of people globally have stopped using all modes of transportation, resulting in a steep reduction in emissions. This is good news for the environment and planet as a whole.

Watch these videos from media outlets and NASA to see the dramatic differences from March to April.

The question is can we keep this trend moving in the right direction once countries removed their social restrictions. Have we learned anything other than the world was not prepared for a pandemic?