Does noise kill thousands every year? This piece in The Guardian says yes, and provides the data, courtesy of the European Environment Agency, to prove it.
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7 reasons to say no to fireworks
Treehugger gives us 7 reasons to say no to fireworks. We focused like a laser beam on the last two reasons–cruelty to animals and hearing loss–but the others are just as bad. Click to learn more.
Enjoy the holiday!
Enjoy the holiday! Just remember to protect your ears.
A simple treatment may minimize hearing loss triggered by loud noise
A simple treatment may minimize hearing loss triggered by loud noise, but an even simpler remedy is available–avoid loud noise!
How a YouTube-inspired prank ruined a young girl’s life
How one loser miscreant with an air horn “inspired” by a YouTube “celebrity” prankster ruined a young girl’s hearing and changed her life
Using “thick data” to make a smart city
Using “thick data” to make a smart city is a first step. Then, armed with data, government has to balance competing interests.
Portable listening devices are too loud
Portable listening devices are too loud and they will damage hearing. What will it take to get regulators to protect young peoples’ hearing?
The “new secondhand smoke”
Noise is the new “secondhand smoke” and cities are starting to regulate it by going after the low hanging fruit, like helicopters and leaf blowers.
What was the loudest sound on earth?
What was the loudest sound on earth? A volcanic eruption on Krakotoa over 125 years ago cause shattered ear drums and tsunamis.