Nitrogen dioxide emissions in China are increasing again, new data show

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After a two-month reduction in China's air pollution due in part to the January and February coronavirus restrictions, new data from Copernicus EU demonstrate the rise of nitrogen dioxide emissions in March as life begins to resume for the country.

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"This animation, using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, shows the nitrogen dioxide emissions from 20 December 2019 until 16 March 2020 – using a 10-day moving average. The drop in emissions in late-January is visible, coinciding with the nationwide quarantine, and from the beginning of March, the nitrogen dioxide levels have begun to increase." — ESA