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fromTravel + Leisure
1 week ago

This 'Quiet Park' in California Is One of the Country's Best Destinations for a Mental Reset

At the top, I lay down on my back, in what felt like complete silence. A few minutes later, I began to notice the sounds emanating from my own body. A cup of coffee sloshing around my stomach. The whoosh of blood circulating around my skull. After 15 minutes, what sounded like a helicopter flew over my shoulder. It turned out to be a hummingbird, which began hovering three feet from my face, the sound of its wings almost comically loud.
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fromThesanjoseblog
3 weeks ago

San Jose is the 14th Noisiest City in North America

North American city noisiness varies widely, with New York and Toronto ranking highest while San Jose ranks 14th with a score of 40.03.
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fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

OPINION: NYC Has Noise Cameras To Catch Loud Cars. Why Aren't We Funding It? - Streetsblog New York City

Expanding automated enforcement of illegal vehicle noise is a feasible way to reduce health harms and unequal noise burdens that current response systems fail to address.
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