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Wind Turbines: Hearing of UK Harbor Seals May be At Risk

2015-05-20 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: Scientists are still working to figure out how various noise pollution affects marine animals, and now new research suggests that the building of wind turbines may be putting the hearing of UK harbor seals at risk. There are currently 1,184 offshore wind turbines located along the coast of the United Kingdom, collectively generating around 4GW of power. And last year, construction began on hundreds more turbines, the impact of which on sea mammals is still widely unknown. To figure out if nearby...

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