Update Noise Regulations to Protect Seals, Porpoises

Update Noise Regulations to Protect Seals, Porpoises

Harbor porpoises engaged in experiment where its hearing sensitivity is measured by means of electrodes attached with suction cups to the skin. CREDIT: Solvin Zankel, Fjord&Belt, Kerteminde, Denmark

Harbor porpoise engaged in experiment where its hearing sensitivity is measured by means of electrodes attached with suction cups to the skin. CREDIT: Solvin Zankel, Fjord&Belt, Kerteminde, Denmark

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 – Noise produced by pile drivers building offshore wind turbines can damage the hearing of porpoises, seals, and other marine life. Regulations are in place, but guidance on this difficult topic requires regular revisits to incorporate results from…click to read more

From the Journal: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Article: Thresholds for noise induced hearing loss in harbor porpoises and phocid seals
DOI: 10.1121/10.0011560

‘Urban Canyons’ Prolong Sonic Booms in Cities

‘Urban Canyons’ Prolong Sonic Booms in Cities

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Propagation of an N-wave sonic boom above (a) an isolated building and (b) multiple buildings. CREDIT: Didier Dragna

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2022 – Twenty years after the retirement of the Concorde, several industrial and research projects want to make supersonic flight a reality again. However, supersonic planes produce sonic booms loud enough to warrant noise concerns and regulations, limiting…click to read more

From the Journal: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Article: Sonic boom reflection over an isolated building and multiple buildings
DOI: 10.1121/10.0010452