Sound Ledger¹ (Culture of Noise, Voices of Narwhals)

71.4: The percentage of Sheffield, England, residents stating a preference for birdsong “coming into their living area from outside”

17.5: The percentage of Beijing, China, residents stating a preference for birdsong “coming into their living area from outside (music was preferred, at 60%).

500: The potential percentage growth of vessel noise in the Canadian Arctic in the next few years

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¹Footnotes: Sheffield + Beijing: bloomberg.com. Arctic: newyorker.com.

Originally published in the September 6, 2021, edition of the This Week in Sound email newsletter (tinyletter.com/disquiet).