Loud natural sound can override and silence human speech

Evidence

The rushing creek defeats any attempt to speak, thrusts nature center stage, and silences human voices. — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1019

Categorization

• XREF: Reverses the volume argument of earlier chapters: nature’s sound, not quiet, silences humans. — connects to: Natural sound virtually never exceeds safe human hearing and vocal thresholds — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 676; Inconspicuous everyday sounds vanish from the soundscape unnoticed by locals — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 804; Extreme acoustic congestion can erase the ability to distinguish any signal — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 245
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1019

Broader Connections

• Natural sound virtually never exceeds safe human hearing and vocal thresholds #contradicts (0.95) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 676