The Sea Is Getting Warmer. Will the Shrimp Get Louder?
The Sea Is Getting Warmer. Will the Shrimp Get Louder?
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
March 16, 20207m 21s
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Show Notes
The ocean is normally a fairly noisy place, with the sounds of happy dolphins, lonely whales and diesel-chugging ships saturating the undersea world. But climate change may turn up the volume on this liquid symphony as warmer sea temperatures boost the volume of noise produced by the small but incredibly loud percussionist in this orchestra: the snapping shrimp. This crustacean uses its oversize claw as a bubble-forming pistol of sorts, snapping it at more than 210 decibels.
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