Speech on significance of earth during lockdown of 150 words
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Being indoors has made us all realise just how great the great outdoors are. And perhaps this Earth Day, how we should be a little kinder to our home planet. Here’s how you staying at home during the coronavirus is helping our planet heal.
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Earth Day: Our planet is detoxing as humans stay in lockdown
The coronavirus has helped Earth with clean air and water, among other benefits.
By Glynda Alves, ET Bureau | Apr 22, 2020, 04.03 PM IST
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The coronavirus lockdown is helping the Earth heal.
Being indoors has made us all realise just how great the great outdoors are. And perhaps this Earth Day, how we should be a little kinder to our home planet. Here’s how you staying at home during the coronavirus is helping our planet heal.
Lower carbon emissions
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First we saw it from space, and now we can see it around us -- the air is clearer. Even in India, which falls in the top 5 countries of high carbon emissions, has seen a drastic drop in its levels. Rob Jackson, a professor of Earth system science at Stanford University was quoted saying that carbon output could fall by more than 5% this year - the first dip since a 1.4% reduction after the 2008 financial crisis.
Air control
Not only is the air cleaner, it’s quieter too. The lack of public transport, people on the road and rush hour commute means that our ears aren’t getting better, we are just hearing a lot more. From the rustling of leaves to the chirping of birds, decibel levels have dropped. Decibel readings at a busy intersection were 90 pre-pandemic but recently measured at just 68, according to a Boston University report.