Humans contribute to ocean noise in a dramatic way


https://newsela.com/read/lib-ocean-noise/id/42711/

It states in this article that although the ocean is already loud because of all the storms and animals in it, the ships we have and drilling we do in the ocean add to the sound. Sound travels father underwater As we are growing, the louder the ocean is becoming because of all the ships we are using. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have been researching ways to reduce the sound. One of their ways was a device to track where certain animals and another device was to track sound of human activity. To make the ocean quieter, they thought to produce more bubbles into the ocean called a "bubble curtain" which will block some of the sound waves. While reading this, I was shocked to read that sound travels farther underwater. I also could not believe that bubbles could block sound waves.

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