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Traffic and Pollution Plummet as US Cities Shut Down
Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=53777"><span class="small">Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich, The New York Times</span></a>   
Monday, 23 March 2020 08:25

Excerpt: "In cities across the United States, traffic on roads and highways has fallen dramatically over the past week as the coronavirus outbreak forces people to stay at home and everyday life grinds to a halt."

The 110 Harbor Freeway toward central Los Angeles on Friday afternoon, a time when traffic would normally be bumper-to-bumper. (photo: Mark J. Terrill/AP)
The 110 Harbor Freeway toward central Los Angeles on Friday afternoon, a time when traffic would normally be bumper-to-bumper. (photo: Mark J. Terrill/AP)

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Traffic and Pollution Plummet as US Cities Shut Down

By Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich, The New York Times

23 March 20

 

n cities across the United States, traffic on roads and highways has fallen dramatically over the past week as the coronavirus outbreak forces people to stay at home and everyday life grinds to a halt. 

Pollution has dropped too. 

A satellite that detects emissions in the atmosphere linked to cars and trucks shows huge declines in pollution over major metropolitan areas, including Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, Chicago and Atlanta. 

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