Noise Pollution
Jul 2nd, 2008 by andrew skeoch
When in India, we found ourselves amused at the variety and volume of car and truck horns. From reedy wheezes, old-time ‘honks’, blarting farts, to an ear-splitting rack of air horns – the range of sounds was extraordinary. Have a listen: Indian traffic, with those ubiquitous airhorns.
But it is no laughing matter.
Noise pollution like this not only threatens our health with subtle and cumulative effects, it is destroying the natural soundscapes that we are just beginning to appreciate.
I anticipate writing more on this subject in the future, but for the meantime, and as an introduction to this subject, the BBC have an online program that we recommend. If you think that noise is a minor issue compared to the other environmental problems we currently face, think again.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/globalisation/noisyplanet/index.shtml