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Bizarro Earth

Scientists image gravity waves through atmosphere

Shayne Jacopian
RedOrbit
Tue, 12 May 2015 00:49 UTC
Gravity Waves
© Hanli Liu, NCARA model simulation illustrates how gravity waves kicked off by a cyclone east of Australia build as they travel toward space.
Whether it's a drunk camper diving carelessly into a river, or a mass of air rising over a mountain, the rule is the same: What goes up must come down.

With respect to the latter, the rising and falling of air also generates gravity waves. While such atmospheric changes usually only have a regional impact on the lower atmosphere, these ripples can stretch all across the globe in the upper atmosphere and their impact is far more dramatic.

For the first time, researchers have found a way to observe what happens when gravity waves rise towards into the upper atmosphere. A team of researchers at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research led by Senior Scientist Hanli Liu improved upon the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model, pushing it to a resolution fine enough to pick up small gravity waves at their source.

Previously able to clearly view only phenomena that were 2,000 kilometers across, they are now able to view gravity waves when they are still relatively small—only 200 kilometers across—and accurately model how this activity appears later in the upper atmosphere.
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SOTT Exclusive: More strange noises in the sky: The best of 2015 (so far...)

Sott Editors
Sott.net
Sun, 10 May 2015 17:04 UTC
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© idoubtit.wordpress.com
More video recordings of eerie, groaning, howling, trumpet-like noises that seem to come from the sky are still appearing on Youtube. Many more of these 'strange noise' videos have been recorded and uploaded by people from many different parts of the globe. They have been reported in the UK, Germany, Canada, U.S., Iceland, Netherlands, Brazil, Japan, Hong Kong, France and Russia, to name a few.

The cause of these strange sounds is still unknown. For your listening pleasure, we've captured the best of 2015 - so far.

Strange sounds happening again in Terrace British Columbia - 5/7/2015


Comment:

More strange sounds videos below:

Unknown location - 1/9/2015
Strange Sound From The Sky 2015 (the Netherlands) - 1/29/2015
Strange sounds heard in the sky (unknown location) - 3/27/2015
Strange Sounds in Germany - 4/4/2015
Strange weird rumbling sounds in sky 2015 (Colorado) - 4/6/2015
Apocalyptic-like Sky Sounds Heard Over France 2015 Scary!!! - 4/6/2015
San Francisco Loud Strange Noises - 4/15/15
Strange Sounds Regina Saskatchewan - 4/25/2015
Strange Sounds - Noises - Trumpet in Sky - Russia - 5/5/2015
Strange sounds in sky the over Belfast - 5/5/2015

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Strange sounds in Terrace British Columbia caught on video -- again

Rhianna Schmunk Email
Huffington Post British Columbia
Fri, 08 May 2015 15:56 UTC


The eerie, howling noises that haunted the city of Terrace B.C. nearly two years ago are back and creepier than ever.

On Tuesday, Melissa Harris was on the phone at home when she heard a strange sound, according to CBC News. She captured the booming on video, and eventually posted it to YouTube. (Watch above.)

"In the moment I had goosebumps on my arm," Harris tells the outlet.

Two days later, another resident, Katherine Wookey, recorded similar sounds that started up while she was having her morning coffee, reports Global News.

"It had a science fiction feel to it," she told the outlet. "It was eerie."



Comment: Just last month similar sounds were recorded in Chile:

Strange creepy sounds recorded in Puerto Montt, Chile

Watch Sott.net's past report on the strange sound phenomenon:

New Sott Report: Strange Noises in the Sky: Trumpets of the Apocalypse?

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Strange creepy sounds recorded in Puerto Montt, Chile


strangesounds.org
Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:06 UTC
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Night sky in Puerto Montt, Southern Chile
[The main sounds are at 1.30 and 3.20 in the video. Ed]

The creepy sounds of the apocalypse have returned this time in the city of in Puerto Montt, Southern Chile.

Listen to these scary noises recorded on April 6, 2015. Terrifying and out-of-this-world!

The video - recorded by Yinear Paris - features weird noises that are not attributable to any place, person or animals known in the Lakes Region.

The strange sounds in the sky ring twice... Once at 1:30 and another time at 3:20:

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Music

Have you heard 'the hum'? Mystery of Earth's low droning noise could now be solved

Lamait Sabin
The Independent, UK
Thu, 16 Apr 2015 03:10 UTC
Earth
© The Independent, UKIt was often blamed on phone masts, submarine communications and pipes.
Scientists have confirmed the cause of a strange humming noise that emanates from the Earth and has baffled people for more than forty years - and was even a factor in one reported suicide.

The noise has been talked about worldwide and also made local newspaper headlines in the UK. It is often referred to as a "phenomenon" and "the hum", usually prefixed with the location of where it is heard.

In Britain, the most famous example was the "Bristol hum" that made the news in the late 1970s. One newspaper asked readers in the city: "Have you heard the Hum?" and at least 800 people said they had - according to the BBC - and some had suffered headaches and nosebleeds from it.

It has been described like "a diesel car idling in the distance" by a BBC interviewee and the maddening sound has driven people stir-crazy in trying to figure it out. Especially when they can only hear it at home and during the night.

People living on the south coast have complained this week of a constant and low-pitched sound for which they have found no cause - as reported by Plymouth Herald.

It has been mistaken for leaking pipes, phone masts, wind farms, low-frequency submarine communications and even mating fish.

"For the first few years I lost sleep, couldn't concentrate and was unable to do anything. I was constantly in tears, which put a great strain on my husband. It has changed me from an active, creative person to a stifled, angry pessimist," a woman told The Independent back in 1994.

Doctors blamed patients' abilities to hear it on tinnitus, until Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge had confirmed sometime in the 1990s that the cause is external.
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Strange droning mystery hum returns to Plymouth, UK

Sam Blackledge
Plymouth Herald
Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:00 UTC
mystery hum plymouth
Herald reporters Emma Elder, Meiling DellaGrotte and Emily Smith investigate the mystery hum
Do you remember the mysterious story about a low-pitched humming noise which left scientists baffled and caused residents to cover their ears?

Last summer The Herald reported on the strange phenomenon creating a stir across the Plymouth area.

We thought the nuisance noise had disappeared, but now it seems to be back and more disruptive than ever. People have reported hearing the noise at night in Keyham, Devonport, West Park and St Budeaux.

Pat Finnie, who lives in Normandy Way, St Budeaux, says she and her husband have noticed the "melodic, droning" sound returning.

"I have heard it several times over the last few weeks and then on Monday and Tuesday this week," Mrs Finnie said.

"You begin to wonder whether it's you, your ears, but my husband said he could hear it too, and he doesn't usually notice it.

"My neighbours have been aware of it too, several people say they have heard the same thing."It's a very low, almost melodic sort of sound.

Comment: People all over the world have been reporting mysterious sounds like these droning noises which have been increasing in frequency in the past few years. For more information on this strange phenomenon watch the New Sott Report: Strange Noises in the Sky: Trumpets of the Apocalypse?

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Mystery explosion 'shook the night' for residents of Sioux Falls, South Dakota


KSFY
Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:21 UTC
Mystery Boom
© djournal.com

A loud boom shook the night for a number of people in Sioux Falls - and authorities are at a loss for what might have caused it.

According to police, a "loud sound of explosion" was heard Friday morning at 12:27 a.m. Police received 17 calls of a loud noise that caused houses to shake. Numerous officers around the city also reported hearing the sound. While the noise appears to have focused in the western part of town, KSFY News has received reports of the sound being heard in both central and eastern areas, as well.

A majority of the calls came from the area of 9th Street and Valley View Road, police say. The Sioux Falls Police Department and the Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded to the area but were not able to locate the source of the sound at this time. It is still unclear whether the noise actually centered in that area.

Comment: Though "mystery booms" have been shaking the world for years local officials are still called in to deal with the problem, and end up dismissing it when they can find no evidence of criminal activity. As SOTT has been saying year after year, these are more than likely overhead meteor explosions. Check out:
  • Coming to a city near you soon? Chelyabinsk meteor shockwave compilation
  • Did a meteor explode over Orange County, California? Residents report tremendous explosion
  • Overhead meteor? Mysterious explosion in Wellington, New Zealand
  • Skyfall: Does the Russian meteor explosion portend more disasters?


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Mysterious loud bangs heard in Cornwall, UK

CGAlex
The Cornish Guardian
Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:05 UTC
Mystery surrounds the cause of a series of loud bangs heard across South Devon and parts of Cornwall this afternoon.

Several startled people reported the loud booms, heard around 3pm, on social media.

The bizarre occurrence has sparked a frenzy of speculation, with conspiracy theories doing the rounds over what might have caused the strange sounds.

Many believe the bang could have been caused by a sonic boom due to jet planes speeding through the sky and breaking the sound barrier.

But whatever the cause, people described it as loud enough to shake their homes and rattle windows.

Lisa Evenden wrote on Twitter: "In Tavistock our house shook like mad & long loud boom."

Trendspot added: "There was the most enormous bang over #Tintagel at 3pm. Sonic boom at sea level?"

Another going by the name of Frankie, wrote: "Very loud over North Petherwin near Launceston too!"
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Loud boom rocks towns around Flat Rock, Michigan

Dave Herndon
The News Herald
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:16 UTC
Flat Rock
© unknownPolice from Flat Rock have deemed the town all clear; no sign of what caused the mystery boom
More than a dozen residents called Flat Rock police to report hearing a loud "boom," that some said shook their houses just before 9 p.m. Wednesday night.

After hours of searching the areas that people reported the noise, which was loud enough to cause some residents to say their houses shook, nothing was found.

By 11:30 p.m. the city was deemed "all clear," without the cause being discovered. Police in Gibraltar, Huron Township, Rockwood and Monroe County were also alerted to the noise, but nothing was discovered in those communities either.

Hundreds of people from Newport to Taylor flocked to social media, posting on Facebook, Twitter and other sites about hearing the noise, feeling the vibration and speculating as to the cause.

Comment: For more info, check out:

Reports of sonic booms, ground shaking in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia
Spectacular long duration fireball breaks up across entire length of US
Damage control? Fireballs seen over Western US were likely 'Chinese rocket'

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Blackbox

Strange sounds heard in Philadelphia before storm

buttadee
Sott.net
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 22:04 UTC
People in Philadelphia heard some strange sounds earlier this month. Several have uploaded recordings onto YouTube. Here's one from YT user 'buttadee':


Here's what he or she wrote about the experience:
This is the strange noise I've been hearing periodically over the past couple of years. Occurrences have been frequent lately, and I notice it tends to happen before and/or during rain and other impending weather warnings like snow storms. This video was taken outside my front door after 2am on March 4th. I starting hearing it tonight around 6 or 7pm and thought it was just helicopters, but the sound never faded. It's hard to pinpoint where the noise is coming from. No aircraft in sight. Doesn't help that it was overcast.
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It's snow, Jim, but not as we know it
The possible correlation with extreme weather fronts is interesting. We wonder if this is related to changes in the way weather systems (specifically, the cycle of water, from evaporation to precipitation) are generally becoming more 'extreme'? Rather than being spread evenly in space and time, increased precipitation (from warming oceans and a cooling atmosphere) is coming down in torrents as increased comet/volcanic dust in the atmosphere accentuates electric charge build-up, which is then released as 'sheets of rain' and 'stories-deep thundersnow'.

Of course, that's not the only thing to consider. The fact that observers can never identify the general direction in which such sounds are coming from - above or below - suggests an electrophonic EM effect (literally, electromagnetic waves that would not normally be audible) resulting from unusual seismic activity. And then we need to consider that the seismic activity (below) and the changing composition of the atmosphere (above) may be contemporaneous - both have a strong electrical component, and so both are probably working in tandem.

Interesting times...
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