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How a false claim about wind turbines killing whales is spinning out of control in coastal Australia (uk.news.yahoo.com)

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How a false claim about wind turbines killing whales is spinning out of control in coastal Australia::Windfarm critics claim projects will harm marine life. Scientists say that’s not backed by credible evidence

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They argument was that the sonar scans of the ocean floor was hurting whales, which while plausible, ignores that the navy is doing that constantly and the floor scans are temporary.

[–] arocketscientist5@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’ve heard this in NY. What do these people think? That the whales are so annoyed by the sounds that they commit suicide?

[–] brianorca@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

There have been necropsies of beached/stranded whales which found bleeding in the ears which would make them deaf and unable to echolocate for navigation or finding food. But generally it's blamed on Navy sonar, not temporary construction activity.