Turbine “torture” for Greek islanders as wind farms proliferate

Re:Turbine “torture” for Greek islanders as wind farms proli... by jevoten on Friday February 11, 2022 @09:05AM (#30301606)

Part of the difference could be due to infrasound - the noise from wind turbines has a low-frequency component that has been reported to affect health.

The other part (and I'm speculating here) could be because the noise from wind turbines is non-constant - the noise of a highway can largely fade into the background, while a turbine makes periodic *whoosh* noises that are harder to get used to.

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Re:Turbine “torture” for Greek islanders as wind farms proli... by hrnn on Friday February 11, 2022 @12:56PM (#30304670)

People get also used to living nearby airports. But I'll concede that usually airports are there before you move in.

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Re:Turbine “torture” for Greek islanders as wind farms proli... by musicale on Friday February 11, 2022 @07:05PM (#30308580)

At least until they reroute the air traffic, as the FAA did in the US with NextGen, which spreads the airlanes (and noise, pollution, etc.) across a much wider area to fit in more (and more closely spaced) flights, combined with slower descents to save fuel, making every part of the region "next to the airport."

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Re:Turbine “torture” for Greek islanders as wind farms proli... by fy20 on Friday February 11, 2022 @02:36PM (#30306019)

I had family who lived right next to (200m from the perimeter fence) Heathrow Airport, and you got used to the noise. The only time you really noticed it was when Concorde took off in the morning, and all the windows shook...

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