Sound Ledger

Audio culture by the numbers

100: The decibel level, 24 hours a day, near some data centers

20: The estimated percentage of Europeans whose health is at risk due to noise pollution

13.4: The percentage by which the organ density of grasshoppers in noisier habitats is higher than that of grasshoppers in quieter habitats

Sources: data centers (techradar.com), pollution (msn.com), grasshoppers (Nature)

This article originally appeared in the May 13, 2026, issue of my Disquiet.com email newsletter, This Week in Sound.

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