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Noise Caused by Wind Farms Can Make Some People Ill
The study by a panel of independent experts found that the irritation caused by the noise around wind farms can effect certain individuals.
Scientists dismissed the idea of a “wind turbine syndrome” where the vibrations in the air or the particular sound waves from wind turbines cause headaches, nausea and panic attacks.
However, they did concede that the swishing sound caused by wind turbines can “annoy” some people, keeping them awake at night and even causing psychological problems because of the stress.
The Government is planning on building thousands more wind farms onshore and the report has led calls for more research into the noise effects caused by the turbines.
But the wind industry said if wind turbines were harmful, it would be impossible to live in a city given the sound levels normally present in urban environments.
The Government insisted that wind farms do not have a direct impact on health.
Telegraph.co.uk: Wind farms can cause noise problems finds study
January 28th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
“The Government insisted that wind farms do not have a direct impact on health” They have studies proving this statement? Just like thay have studies proving global warming? I don’t live near a wind farm so I don’t know what eefect it has. What I have observed for 30 years is that on windy days especially if air pressure is low people act quite unreliably and unpredictably (just watch drivers) so maybe there is something in the claim about wind farms affecting people