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I did a hike on a mountain ridge in Hawaii (Stairway to Heaven), and was very shocked by how loud the highway below was. I was maybe 3000 feet above. The sound was amplified from from the valley below, the mountain sides almost acting like walls of a speaker.

It's something that I don't think gets enough attention, the way light pollution does. But its' definitely a problem in some places. And I can see how it would disrupt bird calls.



It's something that I don't think gets enough attention, the way light pollution does.

It does in German speaking parts of Europe - highways on weekends and during the night have speed limits set to reduce noise.


I think that is because of the people living near them. Were the birds even considered?


So true. I am rather shortsighted, but my body compensated by developing quite good hearing sense. The noise pollution all around is serious.


That was pretty noticeable during the lockdowns earlier this year. It was really quiet.




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