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The science behind why snow is noisy underfoot
Photo credit: Amir Esrafili from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Snow muffles sound by absorbing the sound waves, but it is also noisy underfoot. Why? This fun report from WTTW in Chicago explains that snow contains tiny ice crystals that crunch...
Electric vehicle alert signals: benefits and drawbacks
Photo credit: Olaf Arndt licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This article in the current issue of Acoustics Today discusses electric vehicle noises, which are mandatory in the U.S. to alert blind and visually impaired...
The pandemic is making many more sensitive to noise
Photo credit: Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition So many people, have become more aware of the intrusive sounds around them. Since we have been staying home more during the...
Quieter, cleaner future is Airbus’ goal. Where are U.S. manufacturers?
Image courtesy of Airbus by David M. Sykes, Vice Chair, The Quiet Coalition One hundred and twenty years ago, two Ohio bicycle makers, the Wright Brothers, founded the aircraft industry by developing the world’s first motorized airplane. Now the technology leadership...
Mask wearing works
Photo credit: zydeaosika from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I think every other blog post I have written has been about some aspect of noise or hearing, but I’m going off message today to share with you this important article from Journal of...
Traffic noise makes female crickets less picky when choosing a mate
Photo credit: Mr.TinDC licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This report from the UK’s Daily Mail notes that traffic noise makes female crickets less picky when it comes time to choose a mate. Usually female crickets choose mates...
Rep. Norton asks Biden to appoint officials who will address aircraft noise
Photo credit: Cameron Casey from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition On December 31, 2020, Congresswoman Eleanor Norton Holmes (D-DC), co-chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus, and Congresswoman Karen Bass...
“Sound of Metal”: Dealing with the loss of hearing
Photo credit: Jadson Thomas from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition A new movie on Amazon Prime, "Sound of Metal," deals with an aging rocker's relatively sudden loss of hearing. I read the review on Live Mint. Most of the time hearing loss occurs...
U.S. military’s sonar linked to whale beachings in Pacific
Photo credit: Silver Leapers licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition As we have noted before, noise is bad for animals, including fishes and marine mammals. On land, for example, road traffic noise interferes with birds hearing mating...
Rep. Nadler introduces bill to curb helicopter noise
Photo credit: Matthis Volquardsen from Pexels by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition Representative Jerry Nadler has introduced legislation that will impose stricter regulations on helicopter tour flights. The...
Hate Noisy Aircraft? FAA Says ‘Do This Now’
Photo credit: William Lopez from Pexels by David M. Sykes, Vice Chair, The Quiet Coalition If you can’t stand noisy aircraft and are completely fed up with Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen air transportation modernization, the agency has announced a public...
Quiet Communities launches its new website
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