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for frustrations over coverage denials and hefty bills. Supporters have flocked to his court appearances and flooded him with mail.

This may seem like a losing battle in modern society, but there are steps we can take to help.The Nature Conservancy recommends changes to industrial practices that include accounting for sensitive areas when siting noise-producing facilities, such as access roads and compressor stations, and designing them to include sound barriers such as walls, vegetative screening and noise-absorbing equipment.

Altering the timing and duration of noisy activities during breeding and hibernation periods could also reduce adverse effects on wildlife, the organization said.On our own properties, small changes can make a big impact. Because birds do their “most important talking to each other” between dawn and 9 a.m., Munroe recommendslater. Another critical time for many species of wildlife is after dark, he said.

“You can play music and have fun, but try not to make any loud noises,” he said.In addition, creating sound buffers by planting dense native trees, evergreens or deciduous shrubs, and switching

, including leaf blowers, string trimmers and chainsaws, are simple things homeowners can do to avoid causing harm.

Educating and introducing change to local communities is important, too. Munroe suggests working with your homeowners association, schools, businesses and churches to limit loud, destructive activity on their properties.A car moves away from an approaching storm with a rain shaft during a Project ICECHIP operation on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, near Tipton, Okla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

This is not just a bunch of scientists looking for an adrenaline rush or another sequel to the movie “Twister.” It’s serious science research into weather that damages a lot of crops in the Midwest, Gensini said. Hail damage is so costly that the insurance industry is helping to pay for the mission, which is primarily funded by the National Science Foundation.“These are the stones that do the most damage to lives and property,” Gensini said. “We want the biggest hail possible.”

found that as the world warms from human-caused climate change, small hailstones will become less likely while the larger ones become more common. The bigger, more damaging ones that the ICECHIP team is studying are projected to increase 15% to 75% this century depending on how much the world warms. That’s because the stronger updrafts in storms would keep stones aloft longer to get bigger, but the heat would melt the tinier ones.An approaching storm and rain shaft is visible during a Project ICECHIP operation Tuesday, June 3, 2025, near Tipton, Okla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)