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The Year Earth Changed (2021) on Netflix

TV-PG202148mDocumentary

Pandemic lockdowns empty the roads and skies in 2020, and wildlife returns. Sparrows change their song, turtles nest on deserted Florida beaches, and humpback whales hear one another's calls.

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When the pandemic forces lockdowns and travel restrictions in 2020, human movement falls sharply and wildlife responds. In San Francisco, white-crowned sparrows change their song in response to falling noise pollution. With air pollution reduced around the world, the Himalayas become visible from Jalandhar in India, unseen there for a lifetime. The abrupt halt in global tourism empties Florida's beaches, and loggerhead turtles there have their best breeding season on record. In Alaska, where cruise ships no longer call, humpback whales hear one another's calls much more easily, and mothers can leave their calves alone while they go out to hunt.

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