Recent Beautiful Sunsets in S’pore Could Be Due to Circuit Breaker, Too

By
Shawn Ambrose
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Humans may be incredibly frustrated at the moment due to global lockdowns and movement restrictions, but the Earth couldn’t be happier.

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See, ever since humans popped into existence 200,000 years ago, we’ve been destroying the planet for the advancement of our species.

Earth: Yeah, and they thought they were so great for coming up with Earth Day. Taking care of me once a year? Gee, thanks!

Ok, there’s no need to get snarky, Earth.

Earth: Sorry

Earth has a point, though. With our cars, factories, and power plants emitting toxic fumes, the air in some countries has become so polluted that some buildings are landmarks are hard to see.

But now, with everyone indoors, the air is much cleaner, and the Earth looks so much prettier.

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Here in Singapore, not only has the air quality improved, but people are noticing another aesthetically pleasing upshot of the circuit breaker.

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Recent Beautiful Sunsets in S’pore Could Be Due to Circuit Breaker, Too

If you’ve been on social media recently, which is likely considering there’s nothing else to do in life at the moment, you may have come across photos of beautiful sunsets.

And it can’t be a coincidence since people noticed these gorgeous sunsets last week too.

But what is causing this?

Well, according to science, it may be due to the fact that everyone is at home during the circuit breaker.

Cleaner Air, Prettier Sunsets

According to Mothership, air pollutant levels dropped by 24% in the first two weeks of the circuit breaker, due to the decrease in, to put it scientifically, humans screwing up the Earth by engaging in human activities.

Many believe that dust and air pollution make sunsets more dramatic or colourful, but this is a myth, says meteorologist Stephen F. Corfidi.

In fact, it’s actually the opposite.

“Large particles in the lower atmosphere tend to mute and muddy the colors because they absorb more light and scatter all the wavelengths more or less equally, so you don’t get that dramatic filtering effect”, he said in an interview with National Geographic.

“In areas with a lot of haze, you don’t typically see the types of sunsets that are likely to appear on a wall calendar…”.

In other words, the less polluted the air, the more colourful our sunsets will be.

But if we want these colourful sunsets to stay, we’d have to continue to stay indoors, or learn how to go about our daily routines without polluting the Earth.

Singaporeans like beautiful sunsets, but they certainly won’t be willing to exchange bubble tea and eating at coffee shops for them.

So, let’s enjoy these colourful skies while we can during the circuit breaker.

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