What Nuclear Bombs Taught Us About Whales

In the 1990s, a global agreement was made to ban nuclear tests, leading to the creation of a sensor network to detect nuclear explosions. This network also picks up signals from other sources like volcanoes and icebergs. While this background noise complicates nuclear detection, it provides valuable data for other scientific purposes, such as tracking whales and studying meteoroids. The data has revealed more about weather patterns and earthquake epicenters, improving tsunami warnings. The system, initially designed for nuclear detection, has expanded our understanding of the planet and raised new questions about unidentified sound waves.

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