noise pollution

“There are multiple causes - climate change, fisheries, ship strikes and underwater noise pollution - it’s all adding up.”

And he said, research shows deep-sea mining “may become the loudest activity ever in the ocean and a massive source of noise pollution.”

In contrast, higher noise pollution exposure in childhood and teenage years was subsequently associated with more anxiety symptoms.

Previous UW-led research found that military flights were the largest cause of noise pollution on the Olympic Peninsula.

“It’s the only sense that a lot of marine organisms have, and noise pollution — specifically for the L.A. region — is dominated by commercial shipping,” she said.