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Stop, Listen, What’s that Sound?

Climate One

Climate One

Earth Sciences, News, Social Sciences, News Commentary, Science

4.7585 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Every place we inhabit has its own tapestry of sound, whether you’re hiking through the woods or sitting in a cafe with a friend. And not only are sounds a part of our sensory experience, but they can give us vital information about the health of our ecosystems. As the planet warms and we lose biodiversity, those sounds are changing. The natural world isn’t the only space where the soundscape is changing. Electrifying everything will have a direct effect on the sound of urban centers. What will cities sound like in the future? Will we listen to the messages our world is sending us, or will we tune them out?  Guests:   Bernie Krause, Soundscape Ecologist Dan Hill, Director, Melbourne School of Design For show notes and related links, visit ClimateOne.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:09.9

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0:21.7

This is Climate 1.

0:25.3

Every place we inhabit has its own tapestry of sound.

0:30.1

But as the planet warms and we lose biodiversity, that sound is changing. The density and diversity of wildlife, birds, insects, frogs, and some mammals has changed radically.

0:39.6

In urban centers, our efforts to mitigate the climate crisis will also have an effect

0:43.8

on that soundscape, maybe for the better.

0:46.2

If we reduce the amount of car noise, say, then we hear coffee machines and you can hear

0:51.5

your neighbors and you hear birds singing.

0:54.2

The sound of the city comes forward if we reduce the soundtrack.

0:58.2

Will we listen to the message our world is sending us?

1:01.2

Or will we tune it out?

1:02.9

When an environment is healthy, the sounds are defined in these very carefully illustrated

1:09.5

niches. When it's under stress, that all breaks apart.

1:14.8

Stop, listen, what's that sound?

1:21.5

I'm Ariana Brocious.

1:23.2

And I'm Greg Dalton.

1:24.6

We're surrounded by sounds all day long.

1:27.5

But how often do you really stop and listen to your environment?

1:30.8

Whether you're hiking through the woods or sitting in a cafe with a friend,

1:34.4

there's an endless collection of sounds that make up those places.

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