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Re:Turbine “torture” for Greek islanders as wind farms proli... by musicale on Friday February 11, 2022 @06:29PM (#30308277)
Road noise is nothing compared to the horror of aircraft noise in US cities.

Average noise level doesn't tell you the frequency spectrum; the low frequency noise from (aircraft, roads, power plants, etc.) is particularly unbearable, and inescapable even inside sound-insulated buildings, while the high frequency noise from (aircraft, turbines, 24/7 emergency vehicles, etc.) hits the 5KHz "crying baby" peak of sensitivity in human hearing.

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Re:Turbine “torture” for Greek islanders as wind farms proli... by pixl97 on Friday February 11, 2022 @07:58PM (#30308920)
Are aircraft somehow quieter in EU cities?
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Re:Turbine “torture” for Greek islanders as wind farms proli... by pasabagi on Saturday February 12, 2022 @12:37PM (#30314578)
Seems so? This[0] paper was a bit above my head, but seemed to be premised on the notion that the EU had stricter noise regulations (although that could be counterbalanced by the relative population density of the EU).

[0]: https://scholar.smu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1547&con...

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