More than 130 years ago, Melbourne’s so-called spine was called a ‘troublesome and unhealthy hollow’. Drugs, violence and homelessness have kept it that way.
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Dr Peter Fisher
A fauna-sensitive urban noise policy that can help look after impacted wild populations in our cities is overdue, writes Dr Peter Fisher.
The post-human spectacle of central Melbourne during the recent February lockdown brings to mind that extraordinary footage of wild animals hanging out in deserted streets in overseas cities such as London with similar lockdowns. Out west, it was no less surreal to see goats reclaiming gigs long since surrendered to humans in the Welsh town of Llandudno.
Deafening quiet: The great seismic silence period
That lull provided a glimpse as to how human activity affects the audiosphere with vibrations that propagate into the ground as high-frequency seismic waves: