Highly effective measures can be taken to «hugely reduce» the underwater
noise impact from offshore wind farms on harbour porpoise populations, according to a new WWF - UK - backed study.
Not exact matches
But strategic leaders understand how to separate the signal
from the
noise, and corporate executives I talk to are far more interested in the macro trends that will
impact the global economy — and their companies — throughout 2018 and beyond.
never waste CAPITAL LETTERS on an article about Chambers at this juncture... I still can't believe that no one
from management has ever explained why such a frugal club spent so much money on him in the first place... we haggle for months and years with clubs for players who could have a monumental
impact on the very future of our club but somehow we found $ 16 million for someone who couldn't regularly crack a Southampton lineup (very fishy)... don't get me wrong, I like what he showed at times last season in Middlesbourogh but
from the handful of games I watched him play I still have some serious questions about his consistency as a back - line player in the EPL; as such he should prove himself on loan for another season, making sure that he goes to a team that wants him in the starting 11... bottom line, let's not get bogged down with the semantics of peripheral players and focus on the real task at hand = figure out who the hell is going to be our starting 11 for the foreseeable future, which means getting contracts signed, getting rid of a lot of deadwood and bringing in talented players into the positions which truly need upgrading... the rest is just unnecessary
noise
Intolerable
noise resulting
from operations at the airport negatively
impacting residential property owners in East Hampton, Southampton, the North Fork, and thousands of folks on Long Island.
It has been moved away
from sensitive sites and settlements, the line has been lowered and green bridges and tunnels have been introduced to «reduce
noise and visual
impacts».
[12][13] based on a Y - shaped route
from London to Birmingham with branches to Leeds and Manchester, as originally put forward by the previous Labour government, [14] with alterations designed to minimise the visual,
noise, and other environmental
impacts of the line.
A resolution just passed unanimously by the East Hampton Town Board is careful, deliberate and measured, speaking of «considerable local concern regarding disturbance
from noise and related
impacts from aviation operations at the airport.»
«Because the worst of this construction
noise occurs
from approximately 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., while most residents are trying to sleep, the
impact has been particularly trying.»
We welcome comments
from East Hampton residents and
from our neighbors on the East End concerning the
impact of aircraft
noise and urge their attendance at the Aug. 27 meeting.»
Following several heated public meetings last week regarding helicopter
noise over the North and the South forks, the East Hampton Town Board has decided to host a special meeting for residents to speak out against the growing
impact of
noise, «especially
from increased traffic of helicopters landing and departing at the East Hampton Airport,» according to a statement
from East Hampton Supervisor Larry Cantwell.
The broader aim, says Clark, is to shift the research and mitigation paradigm
from using decibel level to using acoustic habitat as a measure of the
impact of
noise on marine mammals.
A seminal 2002 study of the ecological effects of a busy four - lane highway in Massachusetts found
impacts — varying
from wetland drainage to
noise — across a broad 600 - metre corridor.
«We need to be much more aware of the
impact that this
noise might have on children,» Newman said, «and make a point of trying to turn off background television, background radio, background
noise sources for at least some of the time when we're interacting with our children, to give them the best opportunity to learn
from that input.»
The study is the first to give a global overview of all current plans to mine the seabed, in both national and international waters, and looks at the potential
impacts including physical destruction of seabed habitats, creation of large underwater plumes of sediment and the effects of chemical,
noise and light pollution arising
from mining operations.
With her colleagues
from NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, she co-leads NOAA's Ocean
Noise Strategy initiative which seeks to improve the agency's ability to address ocean noise impacts to the species and habitats in its t
Noise Strategy initiative which seeks to improve the agency's ability to address ocean
noise impacts to the species and habitats in its t
noise impacts to the species and habitats in its trust.
In the last few years, I've focused on the
impacts of
noise from oil and gas development on arthropod and bird communities, and the cascading effects on sagebrush physiology.
Reducing potential
impacts from aggregate vessel
noise is challenging given the nature and magnitude of the issue and the historical lack of regulation.
In fact, a 2013 study
from England's University of Salford found that classroom architecture and design factors like classroom orientation, natural light,
noise, and use of space had a measurable
impact on student learning.
There is an inherent tradeoff in conducting research on a scale small enough to identify local
impact and large enough to discern a true
impact from statistical
noise.
In terms of scheduling, major construction works are best undertaken during school holidays when the obvious issues arising
from the contractor's vehicle movements, delivery of materials, workers in proximity to children, dust,
noise, restricted access to existing play areas and a host of other logistics, health, safety and child protection considerations are less likely to
impact on the school's daily life.
The district's design criteria also state that designers and builders need to select construction materials that act to minimize the
impact of
noises from the exterior environment, such as: traffic; activities, such as sliding furniture on floors above a learning space; heavy rains on roofs above a learning space; slamming of locker doors in hallways near a learning space; aggressive writing on chalkboards attached to a wall shared with another learning space; and bouncing of balls in a gymnasium near a learning space.
This prevalence of poor listening conditions in classrooms results
from a lack of understanding and awareness of the detrimental
impact that
noise and reverberation have on student learning.
Some tire
noise did come through to the cabin
from the well - worn Washington roads, but nothing that
impacted normal chit - chat levels.
The project has a total cost of $ 279.9 million and involved replacement of 10 at - grade street crossings with bridges and construction of one new bridge over the trench, minimizing emergency vehicle delay, vehicular delay,
impacts from pedestrian conflicts, whistle warning
noise, and air quality conflicts.
There was also a low harmonic hum
from the engine compartment most noticeable at idle — switching the A / C on and off and loading the electrical system seemed to have no
impact on the
noise so I'm still not sure what it was and whether or not it was normal.
Its suspension smothered road
impacts and the cabin remained quiet, with very little tire
noise coming
from the wide Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 rubber.
The Sedan and Wagon also add new Pre-Safe Sound that helps reduce potential hearing loss resulting
from loud
impact noises.
Tyre
noise was muffled, and there was little other
noise from any other source, although the suspension was audible over sharper
impacts such as cobblestones.
• Preventing pet (s)
from negatively
impacting other people, animals and the environment, including proper waste disposal,
noise control, and not allowing pet (s) to stray or become feral.
These animals are vulnerable to
impacts from chemical and
noise pollution, fishing activity, global climate change and loss of habitat.
Wild
Noise: Artwork
from The Bronx Museum of the Arts and El Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes represents the most extensive visual arts exchange between the two countries in more than 50 years, and will include major exhibitions at MNBA and the Bronx Museum; an artist exchange with U.S. artist Mary Mattingly and Cuban artist Humberto Diaz; a teen exchange program; a series of educational and public programs; and the publication of a dual - language publication that will extend the
impact of Wild
Noise beyond the audiences that participate directly in the initiative.
attempt to maximise the signal and minimise the
noise; do not try to disentangle signal
from noise, but supply
impact assessments with climate scenarios containing both elements and also companion descriptions of future climate that contain only
noise, thus allowing
impact assessors to generate their own
impact signal - to -
noise ratios (Hulme et al., 1999a).
So when you are testing methods against
noise, you are modelling the
impact of the non-climatic processes only and I guarantee that they are not best modelled as a red -
noise process with the sample auto - correlation
from real proxies.
The letter claims that Global climate changes all the time due to natural causes and the human
impact still remains impossible to distinguish
from this natural «
noise.»»
Professor Hansen's team's research findings have now supported Dr Laurie's statement in 2011 about the distance of
impact and are consistent with the residents» consistent reports for nearly four years of a low frequency
noise problem
from the wind turbines at Waterloo, which severely disrupts their sleep.
He is perhaps infamous for Hepburn Wind repeatedly reneging on a commitment to release
noise data
from the Daylesford wind farm after a number of nearby residents, including a local doctor started suffering health
impacts.
Having endorsed the Vestas campaign to stick to the facts, what is the response of the CAHA to the internal Vestas document acknowledging
noise from their turbines
impacts some people in rural communities?
The seven families
from Banteer claim they have been severely
impacted, particularly through
noise pollution, since the -LSB-...]
Such a strategy would certainly eliminate human health
impacts from turbines
noise, preserve more agricultural land and allow greater turbine density.
• artificial reef effects • continual operational
noise and vibrations emanating
from the wind turbines; • electromagnetic
impacts due to cabling that may
impact navigation
«We have asked repeatedly for the facts about the effect of the
noise from these huge turbines on residents, and what the
impact on water wells will be
from construction and vibration during operation.»
... According to a review by Lovich and Ennen (2013), the construction and operation of wind farms have both potential and known
impacts on terrestrial vertebrates, such as: (i) increase in direct mortality due to traffic collisions; (ii) destruction and modification of the habitat, including road development, habitat fragmentation and barriers to gene flow; (iii)
noise effects, visual
impacts, vibration and shadow flicker effects
from turbines; (iv) electromagnetic field generation; (v) macro and microclimate change; (vi) predator attraction; and (vii) increase in fire risks.
do not try to disentangle signal
from noise, but supply
impact assessments with climate scenarios containing both elements and also companion descriptions of future climate that contain only
noise, thus allowing
impact assessors to generate their own
impact signal - to -
noise ratios (Hulme et al., 1999a).
Acting for wind turbine operators in the defence of injunction proceedings arising
from noise impact and visual
impact under the law of nuisance.
Official Clio Blog Five to Watch
from ABA TECHSHOW With another successful ABA TECHSHOW in the books, we thought we'd bring you a look at a few of the vendors that seemed to break through the
noise on the tradeshow floor, poised to make a big
impact in the legal sector.
Air Canada argues that the Agency erred in law by adopting a methodology different
from the methodology proposed by the expert, Dr. Lewis, on the issue of whether the financial
impact of a 1P1F policy would fall within the range of «market
noise».
Living Oceans Society and Raincoast Conservation Foundation provided evidence on the Southern Residents and their critical habitat addressed project - related contamination (including
from a catastrophic oil spill),
impacts on prey availability, and
impacts from vessel
noise.
The Alliance to Protect Prince Edward County will also be making a presentation on the potential health
impacts from the environmental
noise produced by the giant wind turbines.
The Power Port ® floor - firing design smoothly transitions air flow
from the speaker into your listening area for deep, extended bass
impact while minimizing turbulence, distortion, and port
noise.
Sony's X1 Extreme picture processor features three key technologies which have a big
impact on image quality: Object Based HDR Remastering, which improves the precision of SDR upscaling for contrast and colour; Dual Database processing, which features
Noise Reduction and Super Resolution processing, and Super Bit Mapping 4K HDR, the latest version of SBM which removes colour banding
from lower bitrate content, like streaming services.