Pandemic quiets the Earth, Prof. Kafka reports

As societies around the world shut down in an effort to slow the Covid-19 pandemic, the decrease in human activity resulted in a seismically quieter Earth, according to a new report in Science co-authored by Alan Kafka and more than 70 international colleagues. Data collected from more than 300 seismic stations – including two on the Boston College campus and one at Weston Observatory – showed up to 50 percent reduction in “seismic noise” in early- to mid-2020. An article about the study was featured in the Boston Globe. For more information visit Prof. Kafka's website.