sonar
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In Wisconsin, a citizen’s petition in 2024 to ban forward-facing sonar throughout the state was included on a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources survey.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
"We watched them, we were able to track them, we dropped sonar buoys to demonstrate to them that we were monitoring every hour of their operation."
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
In 2003 and 2020, two studies published in Nature and in a journal of the Royal Society found links between the use of mid-frequency military sonar and whale strandings.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
European defense giant Thales sells drones that use AI to sift through sonar data and find mines faster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The torturous ping of enemy sonar waves echoed relentlessly through the boat.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Earth Science - Middle School
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