Have you ever wondered why listening to rainfall is so relaxing? With the exception of thunderstorms, rainfall typically measures around 50 dBA. In addition, rain emits a sound that is similar to ...

Appealing a denied application to exceed Breckenridge’s permissible noise levels, the longtime owner of The Historic Brown Hotel and Fox’s Den didn’t get to speak during Tuesday’s hearing before ...

Noise exposures and standard threshold shifts have been present in general industry and construction sites since the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was founded. In fact, many safety ...

A 65-dBA takeoff at 100-m distance will sound a bit like you're on the sidewalk of a busy street with cars passing at maybe 80 km/h (50 mph). A 45-dBA flight passing overhead will be a bit quieter ...

The Southold Town board on Tuesday unanimously passed its first noise ordinance, which allows town police to use decibel-reading devices to measure sound volume. Under the law, noise levels from 7 a.m ...