Nicola Jones

The pandemic is making our noisy planet quieter for a while... and here's some more notes about that (not written by me). This paper shows that mankind's vibrations, from traffic to football games, has declined by as much as 50% in some spots from January to May: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid19-pandemic-lockdowns-seismic-noise-humans And this report looks at the net impacts of the pandemic, from a reduction in ocean noise to an increase in disposable single-use plastics, on marine life: https://theprovince.com/news/covid-19-ocean-wise-report-looks-at-pandemic-impact-on-marine-life/wcm/f7cc2944-ed57-46aa-afe1-56e9bb5e5926

It has been exactly a year since I stood on stage in Edinburgh to give my TED talk. That talk, on ocean noise pollution, was released on 11 March 2020--the day the WHO declared a pandemic. Back then, this seemed like unfortunate timing. But now the two topics have collided. Read my essay on Medium .