TIME, BBC News, Der Spiegel and other media about underwater noise pollution review
Last week, the renowned journal Science Magazine published a review paper on the effects that manmade noise has on marine life and ecosystems. Hans Slabbekoorn from the Institute of Biology Leiden is one of the authors of the review paper. The paper gathered a lot of media attention.
Dr. Hans Slabbekoorn, behavioural biologist at the Institute of Biology Leiden, investigates noise impact of aquatic life. He is one of the authors of the review paper The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean that was published in Science on 5 February.
News items in English:
- The New York Times: In the Oceans, the Volume Is Rising as Never Before
- TIME: Underwater Noise Pollution Is Disrupting Ocean Life—But We Can Fix It
- BBC News: Noise pollution 'drowns out ocean soundscape'
- ABC Science: Noise pollution is penetrating further into our oceans, endangering marine animals
- USA Today: The noisy ocean: Humans have made the world's seas a very loud place to live
Other languages:
- News 24: Dans les océans, le volume augmente comme jamais auparavant
- Der Spiegel: Krachmacher Mensch
- El País: El cambio climático y el ruido ajeno silencian los sonidos del mar
Video: Watch—and hear—the impact human noises have on marine life
This video by Science Magazine explains in a nutshell how noise pollution by human activities interferes with underwater soundscapes.
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