A Little Good News

[GordMay]

Scientists can record teeny-tiny earthquakes, thanks to lockdown quiet
Reduced noise pollution, from traffic, industry, allows detection of magnitude-zero earthquakes.
➥ https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/n...akes-1.5531375

[jimbunyard]

Magnitude-zero? Isn't that sorta like 'kinda pregnant'?

[smbdyiam2]

Can we get I little -MORE-good news?

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by jimbunyard

Magnitude-zero? Isn't that sorta like 'kinda pregnant'?

No - It's 10 times smaller than a magnitude 1 'quake.
Magnitude calculations are based on a logarithmic scale, so a ten-fold drop in amplitude decreases the magnitude by 1.
If an amplitude of 20 millimetres as measured on a seismic signal corresponds to a magnitude 2 earthquake, then:
10 times less (2 millimetres) corresponds to a magnitude of 1;
100 times less (0.2 millimetres) corresponds to magnitude 0;
1000 times less (0.02 millimetres) corresponds to magnitude -1.
An earthquake of negative magnitude is a very small earthquake, that is not felt by humans; but we do indeed measure such nanosized earthquakes regularly; for instance in a borehole, which penetrates the San Andreas Fault deep below Parkfield in Monterey County.
See ➥ https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-can-ea...ience_products

[goguygo]

I received an email from my auto insurance company, they are crediting 15% of April and May payments for their policy holders.

[Lost Horizons]

Originally Posted by GordMay

In China, the drops in pollution resulting from coronavirus shutdowns, likely saved between 53,000 and 77,000 lives

What does it mean? They will never die, or they will live a few more hours?

[smbdyiam2]

Originally Posted by Lost Horizons

What does it mean? They will never die, or they will live a few more hours?

Biblically saved or just for a rainy day?

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by Lost Horizons

What does it mean? They will never die, or they will live a few more hours?

Good question.

[GordMay]

Delhi is one of many capitals enjoying improved air quality since restrictions were introduced due to the coronavirus.
It is a lockdown silver lining being repeated across the world, as toxic megacities such as Bangkok, Beijing, São Paulo and Bogotá, where varying coronavirus restrictions have been imposed, all reported an unprecedented decline in pollution. Yet it is countered with one cruel irony: with most residents of these cities strictly confined to their homes, few have any way to appreciate this newly fresh air, except through an open window or a during speedy trip to the supermarket.
➥ https://www.theguardian.com/environm...=pocket-newtab

[svspirited]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Delhi is one of many capitals enjoying improved air quality since restrictions were introduced due to the coronavirus.
It is a lockdown silver lining being repeated across the world, as toxic megacities such as Bangkok, Beijing, São Paulo and Bogotá, where varying coronavirus restrictions have been imposed, all reported an unprecedented decline in pollution. Yet it is countered with one cruel irony: with most residents of these cities strictly confined to their homes, few have any way to appreciate this newly fresh air, except through an open window or a during speedy trip to the supermarket.
➥ https://www.theguardian.com/environm...=pocket-newtab

It will be interesting to see what their reaction is when things open back up and that pollution returns. Could it finally be the thing to wake people up that cleaner solutions are needed?

[JPA Cate]

Yes, and perhaps, put the people hives underground.

A.

[smbdyiam2]

Is this good or bad for economy?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ca...cid=spartandhp

[smbdyiam2]

Originally Posted by smbdyiam2

Is this good or bad for economy?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ca...cid=spartandhp

Fatal car crashes decreased from 496 to 237 over the same 22 day period, the survey said.
Shilling added that a major benefit of the stay-at-home order was a reduction in fatalities and injuries amid pedestrians and cyclists throughout the state.
”Suddenly you have much fewer cars,” Shilling said, according to the paper. “So it’s much safer to be a pedestrian or cyclist these days.”

It is safer to walk now that you have to stay home. Makes sense sort of? Did not report air pollution but had to go down. LA with out smog?

[GordMay]

“How the Coronavirus Could Create a New Working Class”
Experts predict the outbreak will lead to a rise in populism. But will workers turn their rage toward corporate CEOs, or middle-class “elites”?
“... The poor got socially close, it seems, so that the rich could socially distance ...
... When the dust settles, there’s of course a chance that low-income workers might end up just as powerless as they were before.
But history offers a precedent for plagues being, perversely, good for workers.
Collective anger at low wages and poor working protections can produce lasting social change, and people tend to be more supportive of government benefits during periods of high unemployment ...
... Many experts said one likely result of this outbreak will be an increase in populist sentiment. But it is not yet clear whether it will be leftist populism, in the style of Senator Bernie Sanders, or conservative populism, in the style of President Donald Trump ...
More ➥ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...=pocket-newtab

[Mike OReilly]

Originally Posted by GordMay

“How the Coronavirus Could Create a New Working Class”
Experts predict the outbreak will lead to a rise in populism. But will workers turn their rage toward corporate CEOs, or middle-class “elites”?
“... The poor got socially close, it seems, so that the rich could socially distance ...
... When the dust settles, there’s of course a chance that low-income workers might end up just as powerless as they were before.
But history offers a precedent for plagues being, perversely, good for workers.
Collective anger at low wages and poor working protections can produce lasting social change, and people tend to be more supportive of government benefits during periods of high unemployment ...
... Many experts said one likely result of this outbreak will be an increase in populist sentiment. But it is not yet clear whether it will be leftist populism, in the style of Senator Bernie Sanders, or conservative populism, in the style of President Donald Trump ...
More ➥ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...=pocket-newtab

Hopefully this will be one of the take-away lessons of this event. Commercials and political speeches are thick with fawning praise for the "heroes"; the ones stocking our shelves, delivering our goods and cleaning our hand rails. Yet these are some of the lowest paid people in our societies.

I'm sure most of these people would rather see a little less hollow praise, and a lot more in their pay cheques.