The COVID-19 pandemic changed the routines of millions of people around the world seemingly overnight.
In some places, once-congested streets are now easily navigable; previously crammed sidewalks, eerily vacant.
Such widespread, rapid change in human activity is unprecedented and its effects on our planet and our lives are only just beginning to be realized. NASA’s Earth Science Division is supporting the science community as it investigates the many changes this unique situation has brought to light. Through its Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science (RRNES) initiative, the agency is providing funding for selected, rapid-turnaround projects that make innovative use of satellite data and other NASA resources to address the different environmental, economic and societal impacts of the pandemic. NASA announced last month the first RRNES projects and is continuing to evaluate new project proposals.
The agency recently funded four RRNES projects.
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