noise pollution

An adult and a juvenile whale swim under the ocean with rays of sunlight coming through the water.

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University of Connecticut
As the oceans grow noisier from human activities, scientists race to find ways to educate the public about how to combat noise pollution.

Detroit-based Firefly Drone Shows is putting on CIVANA’s Fourth of July drone show in Carefree. (Photo courtesy of Firefly Drone Shows)

Arizona State University
For some metro Phoenix residents, the steady drumbeat of Fourth of July fireworks were replaced with the high-pitched whine of electric motors as hundreds of drones took to the sky. Reported by Dylan Simard.