The invisible threat to the Arctic Ocean's acoustic landscape
In short: Explore the sonically rich depths of the Arctic Ocean with oceanographer Kate Stafford. This video examines how human-made noise and climate change are altering an environment where whales sing and ice groans.
In this talk, Kate Stafford explores the vital importance of the underwater soundscape. She highlights how the natural sounds of the Arctic—from the groaning of ice to the long-distance communication of whales—are being disrupted by human noise and the impacts of climate change, posing risks to habitats in ways that are not yet fully understood.
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