Tag: Dr Mariana Alves-Pereira

Pulsing Punishment: Wind Turbine Infrasound Delivers Perpetual Torment for Neighbours

The evidence proving the unnecessary damage done to wind farm neighbours by the noise generated by giant industrial wind turbines is mounting by the day: Germany’s Max Planck Institute has identified sub-audible infrasound as the cause of stress, sleep disruption and more (see our post here); and a Swedish group have shown that it’s the pulsing … Continue reading Pulsing Punishment: Wind Turbine Infrasound Delivers Perpetual Torment for Neighbours

Silent Killer: Why Wind Turbine Infrasound Causes Serious Health Problems for Wind Farm Neighbours

  Evidence proving the unnecessary harm done to wind farm neighbours by wind turbine noise mounts by the day: Germany’s Max Planck Institute has identified sub-audible infrasound as the cause of stress, sleep disruption and more (see our post here); and a Swedish group have shown that it’s the pulsing nature of low-frequency wind turbine noise … Continue reading Silent Killer: Why Wind Turbine Infrasound Causes Serious Health Problems for Wind Farm Neighbours

Wind Turbine Noise & Vibration Causing Harm to Humans & Animals Alike

For those unfortunates forced to live with incessant turbine generated low-frequency noise and infrasound, the cause of the sleep deprivation they suffer is no mystery. Moreover, a menagerie of domestic and wild animals stuck next to wind turbines suffer similar effects, including well-documented increases in the stress hormone cortisol (see our post here). Dr Mariana … Continue reading Wind Turbine Noise & Vibration Causing Harm to Humans & Animals Alike

Wind Farms Turn Scottish Highland Homes Into Sonic Torture Traps

An ill wind blows as the surge of turbines stirs fears of silent danger to our health Scottish Express Paula Murray 10 August 2014 TENS of thousands of Scots may be suffering from a hidden sickness epidemic caused by wind farms, campaigners have warned. The Sunday Express can reveal that the Scottish Government has recently … Continue reading Wind Farms Turn Scottish Highland Homes Into Sonic Torture Traps