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Noise Pollution

Noise pollution affects plants and their pollinators
The Green Guardian
/ 9 May 2021

Noise pollution affects plants and their pollinators

A study of piñon and juniper show that regular exposure to loud sounds affect plants’ growth while birds dispersing seeds move away

By Boitumelo Kgobotlo
Santa lost his way in 2016 northern hemisphere smog
Article
/ 5 January 2017

Santa lost his way in 2016 northern hemisphere smog

The blanket of clouds that sits over Europe for much of its winter traps pollutants from industries, causing them to float across the continent.

By Sipho Kings
Cape Town residents go to court over shrieking zipline riders
Article
/ 26 September 2016

Cape Town residents go to court over shrieking zipline riders

Zoning issues have shut the zipline temporarily, but residents want permanent peace and quiet.

By Phillip De Wet
Noise and the city: Hong Kong’s struggle for quiet
Article
/ 13 July 2013

Noise and the city: Hong Kong’s struggle for quiet

Hong Kong is a cacophony of noise and experts and residents are calling on authorities to keep a lid on the din for the sake of public health.

By Laura Mannering
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Article
/ 7 December 2011

Keep it down, you’re hurting our sea life

Ocean noise levels have become unbearable for sea mammals with the constant churn of freighter propellers and the underwater din of military testing.

By Pierre-Henry Deshayes

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