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Coronavirus: Amazing satellite footage shows how China's pollution is disappearing

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China’s infamous pollution problem has seemingly completely disappeared during the coronavirus pandemic, with millions of people staying inside.

The Chinese government has banned travel to and from all affected regions and shut factories while the authorities have ordered residents to stay home, but the total lockdown has given residents unexpected "good-quality air days".

In an animated video using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, a significant drop in nitrogen dioxide emissions levels is seen across China between January and February.

Nitrogen dioxide is a gas mainly emitted by cars, trucks, power plants and some industrial plants. The colour charts represent the density level of the toxic gas in the air.

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