The Pandemic is Turning the Natural World Upside Down

The Pandemic is Turning the Natural World Upside Down 4.2.2020
Marina Koren
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“In a bittersweet twist, the surreal slowdown of life…has presented researchers with a rare opportunity to study the modern world under…bizarre conditions; they’re scrambling to collect as much data as they can.” The pandemic is being felt in at least four ways: less seismologic rumbling on the surface, less pollution in the air, quieter city soundscapes, quieter oceans probably too. “Nature is taking a breath when the rest of us are holding ours.”

Journalist Marina Koren is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously the news editor at National Journal and before that a digital intern for Smithsonian.com.