Unbelievable: the mysterious noise from the Caribbean sea may be heard from space

6/26/2016

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Geography Story: Unbelievable: the mysterious noise from the Caribbean sea may be heard from space

Do you like the sound of the ocean? It's considered one of the most pleasant and relaxing melodies on Earth. It has been recently found out that the magical sounds of the Caribbean may reach... space!

Actually, these very sounds are far from the ones able to please our ears: they are too low to be heard by humans. Anyway, these mysterious melodies somehow disrupt the gravity field of our planet, that's why they may be detected in space.

What these sounds actually are? It is a result of a unique combination of water movements, which is possible due to the special underwater environment of the Caribbean. Put simply, the structure of the Caribbean basin resembles an enormous and extremely powerful whistle. This natural phenomenon is known as oceanic Rossby Waves.

The discovery is going to be helpful for meteorology, as the study of the waves may be used in predicting floods and monitoring the Caribbean climate.

For this video the sound has been pitched up several octaves so humans can hear it. Put on your headphones and listen to this mysterious noise!

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What do you think of it? It is hard to believe in such things, isn't it? Share your feelings and thoughts with us in the comments below!

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What are your thoughts on this subject?

36 Comments

Ray Kahler

So that's what you hear when you put the earth up to your ear...

Fred Keogh

John Mullin, because nobody is there?

deborahpmercer

Fact can, indeed, be stranger than fiction.

John Mullin

In space no one can hear you cry

Adriana Baggio

very cool

Cathie Roth Lonnquist

More information, please. A less than 2 second recording didn't provide enough for me to come to any conclusions. I will say that hearing even 2 seconds from a recording in space is quite remarkable. If this recording is several octaves higher than the original sound, it is amazing that the original "sound" was even recognized.

Ross Stocks

James Poli, thanks. But if I'm gonna have to wait 6 1/2 months for reactions to my zingers, I probably should stick to my day job.

Ross Stocks

Mark Snyder, I guess we could redefine sound. Is that thinking-outside-the-box enough for you?

James Poli

Ross Stocks ZING!!!!! Nice

mkrash

Nice

Jay Sheppard

How would these tiny modulations of gravity (if, in fact, this proposed modulation even occurs as described here) be detected or measured?

Jay Sheppard

I think the point here is that these sounds "somehow disrupt the gravity field of our planet". I'm just not sure what "somehow" means or how these "disruptions" would even be measured.

Cindy Kellogg

Sounds more like a muffled rumble than avwhistle

Mark Snyder

Ross Stocks , you need to think outside the box.

Viktor Geniusindiapers

For you, science majors, the medium for this type of sound is not modulation of air or water, but modulation of gravity.

Sandy Coatney

3 SECONDS? why bother with 3 lousy seconds?!

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