{"id":108735,"date":"2024-09-30T14:09:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T07:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108735"},"modified":"2024-09-30T14:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T07:09:46","slug":"moons-temperature-dipped-by-reduced-human-activity-on-earth-during-lockdown-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108735","title":{"rendered":"Moon&#8217;s Temperature Dipped By Reduced Human Activity On Earth During Lockdown: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\">\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv_cont\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Moon's Temperature Dipped By Reduced Human Activity On Earth During Lockdown: Study\" alt=\"Moon's Temperature Dipped By Reduced Human Activity On Earth During Lockdown: Study\" id=\"story_image_main\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-08\/l21mmi4o_super-moon_625x300_20_August_24.jpeg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">The research shows that the decrease in human activity during the COVID-19 lockdown<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A recent study by Indian researchers has revealed an unexpected consequence of the COVID-19 lockdowns: a significant drop in lunar surface temperatures. During the global lockdown of 2020, the Moon&#8217;s nighttime temperatures fell by 8-10 Kelvin, suggesting a surprising connection between Earth&#8217;s atmospheric changes and our celestial neighbour.<\/p>\n<p>Analyzing data from NASA&#8217;s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, researchers found that the temperature decrease coincided with a drastic reduction in human activities on Earth. The decline in greenhouse gas emissions and aerosols during the lockdown seems to have altered the radiation emitted from Earth, leading to a cooling effect on the Moon.<\/p>\n<p>This study, published in the <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/mnrasl\/article\/535\/1\/L18\/7760380\" rel=\"nofollow, noindex\"><em>Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society<\/em><\/a>: Letters, underscores the link between Earth and the Moon. As human activity resumed post-lockdown, lunar temperatures increased, suggesting that our actions may influence environments beyond Earth. Led by researchers K Durga Prasad and G Ambily from the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), the team analyzed lunar surface temperature data from six locations between 2017 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Anil Bharadwaj, director of PRL, emphasized the study&#8217;s significance in exploring Earth&#8217;s interaction with its closest celestial neighbour. The temperature drop in 2020 offers a unique opportunity to examine how reduced human activity on Earth may have affected the Moon.<\/p>\n<p>The research shows that the decrease in human activity during the COVID-19 lockdown impacted the Moon&#8217;s temperatures, highlighting the interconnectedness of Earth and its celestial neighbour. This offers a fresh perspective on the broader cosmic effects of global human activity. While the findings present strong evidence, further data is needed to fully understand the Earth-Moon dynamic. Future lunar observatories could be key to advancing our understanding of how human actions influence the cosmos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/science\/moons-temperature-dipped-by-reduced-human-activity-on-earth-during-lockdown-study-6681416\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The research shows that the decrease in human activity during the COVID-19 lockdown A recent study by Indian researchers has revealed an unexpected consequence of the COVID-19 lockdowns: a significant &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108735\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8628],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}