In every bad thing there is also something good, as observations by NASA and ESA show.

A sharepic states that air pollution in China has decreased significantly due to the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
This is not a fake!

The Sharepic
The Sharepic

“Because of the corona virus, air pollution in China has decreased significantly.

Satellite images from the US and European space agencies NASA and ESA show that nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the air over China have fallen dramatically.”

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Where do images and text come from?

Both come from the “ Earth Observatory ” site, an official NASA site, the introductory text has been translated into German.
The site further reports:

“The maps on this page show concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, a harmful gas emitted by motor vehicles, power plants and industrial facilities. The maps above show NO 2 levels across China from January 1 to 20, 2020 (before quarantine) and February 10 to 25 (during quarantine). The data was collected using the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument ( TROPOMI ) on ESA's Sentinel-5 . A related sensor, the Ozone Monitoring Instrument ( OMI ) on NASA's Aura , has made similar measurements."

According to NASA scientists, the decline in NO 2 pollution was initially visible near Wuhan but eventually spread across the country.

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Values ​​have never fallen so quickly

" This is the first time I've seen such a dramatic drop in levels over such a large area during an event ," said Fei Liu, an air quality researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Liu recalls that during the economic recession that began in 2008, several countries experienced 2

Scientists also observed a significant decline in the Beijing area during the 2008 Olympics, but the effect was mostly localized in that city, and pollution levels rose again after the Olympics ended.

Conclusion

Not a fake, and not surprising either:
The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is severely slowing down the economy in China. There are fewer cars driving, industry is almost at a standstill, and accordingly there are fewer pollutant emissions.

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