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NNI is on Facebook and Twitter – we try to keep our readers informed with noise news from across the globe by highlighting interesting research and projects. Here is a roundup of some of the stories that have been making headlines. Follow @NNIEditor to stay up to date with all noise related news.
INTER-NOISE 2025 Confirmed for Australia!
We are delighted to announce that INTER-NOISE 2026 will be held in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. It will be held from the 9th to the 12th of August – we look forward to seeing you all in Australia in 2026!
Trumpeting Noise Control – Preparations for NOISE-Con 2024 well underway
We’re about 6 months away from NOISE-CON in 2024. This year it will be in New Orleans and will provide three days (June 10-12, 2024) of educational programming and networking, where you can connect with noise control leaders and get the tools you need to enhance your professional development. In addition to the technical, networking, and social program at the conference itself, New Orleans is an exciting host city filled with world-class restaurants, music, museums, and historic sights. The conference venue, the Hilton Riverside, is directly on the Mississippi and a short distance from the historic French Quarter. More information is available here.
Inequalities in Environmental Noise Exposure
The WHO has issued a factsheet documenting the magnitude of environmental health inequalities within countries in the WHO European Region. Environmental health inequalities relate to socioeconomic, sociodemographic, or spatial differences in exposure to environmental health risk factors and to differences in health status caused by environmental conditions. They report that socioeconomically disadvantaged population groups such as single-parent households are more often affected by noise annoyance in many countries.
Amsterdam City aims to Cut Schiphol Airport’s Capacity
Bloomberg is reporting that Amsterdam’s municipality has called for flights at Schiphol airport to be cut by 12% to reduce noise pollution. This move intensifies the battle between politicians and airlines over the hub’s capacity. This is the next stage in a long running debate about nighttime flights, noise, and operating restrictions at several European Airports.
Interested in this topic? Don’t miss the NNI March 2024 special issue on aircraft noise!
Slower Ships, Quieter Oceans
If the global commercial fleet reduced its speed by 10 percent, it would reduce underwater radiated noise by 40 percent, but, as reported in Marine Link nothing is ever that simple.
Elsewhere, KUOW is reporting that Orca conservation groups are thanking commercial ships and other big vessels for slowing down around endangered southern resident killer whales. Last year, Quiet Sound launched a trial of the slowdown. About 70 percent of vessels transiting through the slowdown area decreased their speed, and underwater noise intensity was reduced by nearly half, about 3dB.
