They argument was that the sonar scans of the ocean floor was hurting whales, which while plausible, ignores that the navy is doing that constantly and the floor scans are temporary.
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NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Heard this argument in NJ from the NIMBYs as well. It killed our offshore wind project, unfortunately.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 months ago
arocketscientist5@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’ve heard this in NY. What do these people think? That the whales are so annoyed by the sounds that they commit suicide?
cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 10 months ago
There are no noise-cancelling headphones to stop the U.S. Navy’s 235-decibel pressure waves of unbearable pinging and metallic shrieking. At 200 Db, the vibrations can rupture your lungs, and above 210 Db, the lethal noise can bore straight through your brain until it hemorrhages that delicate tissue. If you’re not deaf after this devastating sonar blast, you’re dead.
not sure about whales, but sonar is dangerous if its loud
brianorca@lemmy.world 10 months ago
There have been necropsies of beached/stranded whales which found bleeding in the ears which would make them deaf and unable to echolocate for navigation or finding food. But generally it’s blamed on Navy sonar, not temporary construction activity.
NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Giant propellers in the sky kill whales got it, but propellers underwater are fine right? Behind a large cargo ship right?
topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 10 months ago
And those underwater propellers makes a lot of noises, reducing the ability of whales to hear mating call.