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"You have to speak louder and louder until no one can hear each other anymore."</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>An indirect source of noise pollution may also be coming from climate change, which is altering the chemistry of the oceans and making sound travel farther through sea water, the experts said.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>Representatives of more than 100 governments are gathered in Rome for a meeting of the U.N.-backed Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>The agenda of the conference, which ends Friday, includes ways to increase protection for endangered species, including measures to mitigate underwater noise.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span><b><strong>Beachings tied to noise?<br></strong></b>Environmental groups also are increasingly finding cases of beached whales and dolphins that can be linked to sound pollution, Simmonds said.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>Marine mammals are turning up on the world's beaches with tissue damage similar to that found in divers suffering from decompression sickness. The condition, known as the bends, causes gas bubbles to form in the bloodstream upon surfacing too quickly.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>Scientists say the use of military sonar or seismic testing may have scared the animals into diving and surfacing beyond their physical limits, Simmonds said.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>Several species of cetaceans are already listed as endangered or critically endangered from other causes, including hunting, chemical pollution, collisions with boats and entanglements with fishing equipment. Though it is not yet known precisely how many animals are affected, sound pollution is increasingly being recognized as a serious factor, the experts said.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>As an example, Simmonds offered two incidents this year which, though still under study, could be linked to noise pollution: the beaching of more than 100 melon-headed whales in Madagascar and that of two dozen common dolphins on the southern British coast.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>The sound of a seismic test, used to locate hydrocarbons beneath the seabed, can spread 1,800 miles under water, said Veronica Frank, an official with the International Fund for Animal Welfare.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>A study by her group found that the blue whale, which used to communicate across entire oceans, has lost 90 percent of its range over the last 40 years.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>Despite being the largest mammal ever to inhabit Earth, the endangered blue whale still holds mysteries for scientists.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>"We don't even know where their breeding grounds are," Simmonds said. 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var oLiveEarthRssImageLinkNode=oLiveEarthRss.documentElement.selectNodes('//web.archive.org/web/20081205010319/http://msncp:url'); var oa = document.createElement("a"); oa.setAttribute("href",oLiveEarthRssImageLinkNode[0].firstChild.nodeValue); oLiveEarthRssImageNode=oLiveEarthRss.documentElement.selectNodes('//web.archive.org/web/20081205010319/http://msncp:image'); var oImage=document.createElement("img"); oImage.setAttribute("src",oLiveEarthRssImageNode[0].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue); oImage.setAttribute("width",oLiveEarthRssImageNode[0].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue); oImage.setAttribute("height",oLiveEarthRssImageNode[0].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue); oImage.setAttribute("alt",oLiveEarthRssImageNode[0].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue); oa.appendChild(oImage); oLiveEarthRssDiv.appendChild(oa); var oDivTitle=document.createElement("div"); oDivTitle.setAttribute("id","LiveEarthRssTitle"); var oHeadLine=oLiveEarthRss.documentElement.selectNodes('//web.archive.org/web/20081205010319/http://msncp:headline'); 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var oImage=document.createElement("img"); oImage.setAttribute("src",oLiveEarthRssImageNode[0].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue); oImage.setAttribute("width",oLiveEarthRssImageNode[0].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue); oImage.setAttribute("height",oLiveEarthRssImageNode[0].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue); oImage.setAttribute("alt",oLiveEarthRssImageNode[0].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue); oa.appendChild(oImage) oLiveEarthRssDiv.appendChild(oa); var oDivTitle=document.createElement("div"); oDivTitle.setAttribute("id","LiveEarthRssTitle"); var oHeadLine=oLiveEarthRss.getElementsByTagNameNS("urn:schemas-microsoft-com/contentpublishing/content","headline"); oDivTitle.innerText=oHeadLine[0].firstChild.nodeValue; var oDivLiveEarthRsslink=document.getElementById("LiveEarthRsslink"); oDivLiveEarthRsslink.parentNode.insertBefore(oDivTitle,oDivLiveEarthRsslink); var oDivText=document.createElement("div"); oDivText.setAttribute("id","LiveEarthRssText"); var oAbstract=oLiveEarthRss.getElementsByTagNameNS("urn:schemas-microsoft-com/contentpublishing/content","abstract"); oDivText.innerText=oAbstract[0].firstChild.nodeValue; oDivLiveEarthRsslink.parentNode.insertBefore(oDivText,oDivLiveEarthRsslink); } var sHost=location.host.toLowerCase(); var iToday=sHost.indexOf("today"); if(iToday > -1) { try { var oDiv1=document.getElementById("divGreenRssTitle"); oDiv1.style.display="none"; var oDiv2=document.getElementById("divGreenRssContent"); oDiv2.style.display="none"; var oDiv3=document.getElementById("LiveEarthRsslink"); oDiv3.style.display="none"; var oDiv4=document.getElementById("LiveEarthRSSPicture"); oDiv4.style.padding="0px"; oDiv4.style.display="none"; } catch(e) { alert(e); } } else { importXML(); } //load rss functions for safai function loadXMLDoc(url) { xmlhttp=null; // code for Mozilla, etc. if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest(); } if (xmlhttp!=null) { xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=onResponse; xmlhttp.open("GET",url,false); xmlhttp.send(null); } else { alert("Your browser does not support XMLHTTP.") } } function checkReadyState(obj) { if(obj.readyState == 4) { if(obj.status == 200) { return true; } else { alert("Problem retrieving XML data"); } } } function onResponse() { if(checkReadyState(xmlhttp)) { try { var response = xmlhttp.responseXML.documentElement; var linksul=document.getElementById('LiveEarthContentLinks'); var links=response.getElementsByTagNameNS('urn:schemas-microsoft-com/contentpublishing/content','link');//response.getElementsByTagName('msncp:link'); var linksl=links.length; //alert(linksl); for(i=0;i<linksl;i++) { var theData = document.createTextNode(links[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue); var newa = document.createElement("a"); newa.appendChild(theData); newa.setAttribute("href",links[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue); var newli = document.createElement("li"); newli.appendChild(newa); newli.appendChild(newa); linksul.appendChild(newli); } } catch(e) { alert("err:"+e); } } } function loadXMLDocForLive(url) { xmlhttpLive=null; // code for Mozilla, etc. if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { xmlhttpLive=new XMLHttpRequest() } if (xmlhttpLive!=null) { xmlhttpLive.onreadystatechange=onResponseForLive; xmlhttpLive.open("GET",url,false); xmlhttpLive.send(null); } else { alert("Your browser does not support XMLHTTP.") } } function onResponseForLive() { if(checkReadyState(xmlhttp)) { try { var responseForLive = xmlhttpLive.responseXML.documentElement; //if(responseForLive==null || responseForLive) //{ //alert("responseForLive is null"); //} oLiveEarthRssDiv=document.getElementById('LiveEarthRSSPicture'); var oLiveEarthRssImageLinkNode=responseForLive.getElementsByTagNameNS("urn:schemas-microsoft-com/contentpublishing/content","url"); var oa = document.createElement("a"); oa.setAttribute("href",oLiveEarthRssImageLinkNode[0].nodeValue); oLiveEarthRssImageNode=responseForLive.getElementsByTagNameNS("urn:schemas-microsoft-com/contentpublishing/content","image"); var oImage=document.createElement("img"); oImage.setAttribute("src",oLiveEarthRssImageNode[0].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue); oImage.setAttribute("width",oLiveEarthRssImageNode[0].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue); oImage.setAttribute("height",oLiveEarthRssImageNode[0].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue); oImage.setAttribute("alt",oLiveEarthRssImageNode[0].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue); oa.appendChild(oImage) oLiveEarthRssDiv.appendChild(oa); var oDivTitle=document.createElement("div"); oDivTitle.setAttribute("id","LiveEarthRssTitle"); var oHeadLine=responseForLive.getElementsByTagNameNS("urn:schemas-microsoft-com/contentpublishing/content","headline"); oDivTitle.innerText=oHeadLine[0].firstChild.nodeValue; var oDivLiveEarthRsslink=document.getElementById("LiveEarthRsslink"); oDivLiveEarthRsslink.parentNode.insertBefore(oDivTitle,oDivLiveEarthRsslink); var oDivText=document.createElement("div"); oDivText.setAttribute("id","LiveEarthRssText"); var oAbstract=responseForLive.getElementsByTagNameNS("urn:schemas-microsoft-com/contentpublishing/content","abstract"); oDivText.innerText=oAbstract[0].firstChild.nodeValue; oDivLiveEarthRsslink.parentNode.insertBefore(oDivText,oDivLiveEarthRsslink); } catch(e) { //alert('error: ' + e); } } } // //alert("end of import"); var oDivOut=document.getElementById("outDiv"); if (document.implementation && document.implementation.createDocument) { if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")) > -1) { //alert("for rss title and text"); document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#LiveEarthRssTitle{DISPLAY: block; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14px; LEFT: 215px !important; WIDTH: 160px; COLOR: #07519a; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma; POSITION: relative; TOP: -105px !important;}"); document.writeln("#LiveEarthRssText{FONT-SIZE: 11px; WIDTH: 165px! important; COLOR: #07519a; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma; POSITION: relative !important; TOP: -102px! important;DISPLAY: block;margin-left:215px; margin-right:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("#LiveEarthRsslink a{ POSITION: relative! important; left:210px! important;top:-180px !important;display:block!important;}"); document.writeln("#divGreenRssTitle{position:relative;top:-212px !important;left:390px !important;}"); document.writeln("#divGreenRssContent{display:block !important;position:relative;top:-195px !important;left:225px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); var oDivSuppartnerTitle=document.getElementById("suppartnerTitle"); oDivSuppartnerTitle.style.setProperty("display","inline","important"); oDivSuppartnerTitle.style.setProperty("position","relative","important"); oDivSuppartnerTitle.style.setProperty("top","10px","important"); oDivSuppartnerTitle.style.setProperty("left","20px","important"); var oDivLogoCI=document.getElementById("divLogoCI"); oDivLogoCI.style.setProperty("display","inline","important"); oDivLogoCI.style.setProperty("position","relative","important"); oDivLogoCI.style.setProperty("top","30px","important"); oDivLogoCI.style.setProperty("left","20px","important"); var oDivLogoEnvDef=document.getElementById("divLogoEnvDef"); oDivLogoEnvDef.style.setProperty("display","inline","important"); oDivLogoEnvDef.style.setProperty("position","relative","important"); oDivLogoEnvDef.style.setProperty("top","30px","important"); oDivLogoEnvDef.style.setProperty("left","110px","important"); var oDivLogoNetGeo=document.getElementById("divLogoNetGeo"); oDivLogoNetGeo.style.setProperty("display","inline","important"); oDivLogoNetGeo.style.setProperty("position","relative","important"); oDivLogoNetGeo.style.setProperty("top","30px","important"); oDivLogoNetGeo.style.setProperty("left","200px","important"); var oDivLogoSGW=document.getElementById("divLogoSGW"); oDivLogoSGW.style.setProperty("display","inline","important"); oDivLogoSGW.style.setProperty("position","relative","important"); oDivLogoSGW.style.setProperty("top","30px","important"); oDivLogoSGW.style.setProperty("left","290px","important"); } else { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#LiveEarthRssTitle{DISPLAY: block; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14px; LEFT: 215px !important; WIDTH: 160px; COLOR: #07519a; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma; POSITION: relative; TOP: -105px !important;}"); document.writeln("#LiveEarthRssText{FONT-SIZE: 11px; WIDTH: 165px! important; COLOR: #07519a; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma; POSITION: relative !important; TOP: -102px! important;DISPLAY: block;margin-left:215px; margin-right:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("#LiveEarthRsslink a{ POSITION: relative! important; left:210px! important;top:-180px !important;display:block!important;}"); document.writeln("#divGreenRssTitle{position:relative;top:-185px !important;left:390px !important;}"); document.writeln("#divGreenRssContent{display:block !important;position:relative;top:-165px !important;left:225px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); var oSpanGreen=document.getElementById("spanGreen"); //oSpanGreen.style.setProperty("position","relative; ","important"); document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#spanGreen{FONT-SIZE: 18px; WIDTH: 50px; COLOR: #009900; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; position:relative; top:-5px;height:20px;}"); document.writeln("#divBottom{position:relative; top:60px;background-color:#3c7faf;height:20px;}"); document.writeln(".primary{float:left !important;position:relative;right:470px;}"); document.writeln(".secondary{width:150px;position:relative;left:630px}"); document.writeln(".copyright{position:relative; top:-20px !important;margin-top:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("#suppartnerTitle{FONT-SIZE: 18px; WIDTH: 50px; COLOR: #009900; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma;position:relative;height:20px;MARGIN-LEFT: 25px; WIDTH: 250px; TOP: 15px !important;}"); document.writeln("#suppartnerPics{PADDING-LEFT: 25px! important; POSITION: relative; TOP: 35px !important;}"); document.writeln("#suppartnerPics div{DISPLAY: inline;}"); document.writeln("#divLogoNetGeo{MARGIN-LEFT: 90px! important;}"); document.writeln("#divLogoSGW{ MARGIN-LEFT: 90px;}"); document.writeln("#divLogoEnvDef{MARGIN-LEFT: 90px;}"); document.writeln("#suppartnerPics a{TEXT-DECORATION: none;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); var oDivFrontFFCheck=document.getElementById("frntcontent"); if(oDivFrontFFCheck != null && oDivFrontFFCheck != undefined) { oSpanGreen.style.setProperty("top","-25px; ","important"); oSpanGreen.style.setProperty("left","30px; ","important"); var oImgGreenLogo=document.getElementById("imgGreenLogo"); oImgGreenLogo.style.setProperty("position","relative","important"); oImgGreenLogo.style.setProperty("right","575px","important"); } else { oSpanGreen.style.setProperty("top","-13px; ","important"); } } } else { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#LiveEarthRssTitle{ DISPLAY: block; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14px; LEFT: 15px; WIDTH: 160px; COLOR: #07519a; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma; POSITION: relative;TOP: 20px;}"); document.writeln("#LiveEarthRssText{FONT-SIZE: 11px; WIDTH: 165px! important; COLOR: #07519a; FONT-FAMILY: tahoma; POSITION: relative;LEFT: 17px! important;TOP: 22px! important; FLOAT: left;}"); document.writeln("#LiveEarthRsslink{LEFT: -155px! important; FLOAT: left; POSITION: relative; TOP: 100px! important;}"); document.writeln("#spanGreen{FONT-SIZE: 18px; WIDTH: 50px; COLOR: #009900; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; position:relative; top:-5px;height:20px;}"); document.writeln("#divBottom{position:relative; top:44px; background:url(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/SiteManagement/NFN/LiveEarth/images/darkblue2.bmp) repeat-x ;height:20px;}"); document.writeln("#suppartnerTitle{FONT-SIZE: 18px; WIDTH: 50px; COLOR: #009900; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; position:relative;height:20px;MARGIN-LEFT: 25px; WIDTH: 250px; TOP: 15px;}"); document.writeln("#suppartnerPics{PADDING-LEFT: 25px! important; POSITION: relative; TOP: 30px! important;}"); document.writeln("#suppartnerPics div{DISPLAY: inline;}"); document.writeln("#divLogoNetGeo{MARGIN-LEFT: 90px! important;}"); document.writeln("#divLogoSGW{ MARGIN-LEFT: 90px;}"); document.writeln("#divLogoEnvDef{MARGIN-LEFT: 90px;}"); document.writeln("#suppartnerPics a{TEXT-DECORATION: none;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); //oDivOut.style.display="inline"; oDivOut.style.position="relative"; //alert("ok"); } var oSpanNext=document.getElementById("StoryNextButton"); if(oSpanNext != null && oSpanNext != undefined) { //alert("edit wid"); var oANext=oSpanNext.childNodes[0]; var sHrefNext=oANext.getAttribute("href"); //alert(sHrefNext); //alert(sHrefNext.indexOf("wid")); var sPath=location.pathname; //alert(sPath.indexOf("wid")); if((sPath.indexOf("wid")) > -1) { if((sHrefNext.indexOf("wid")) < 0) { if((sPath.lastIndexOf("/")) == (sPath.length-1)) { //alert(sPath.length); var sWID=sPath.slice(-13); var sNewHref=sHrefNext+sWID; oANext.setAttribute("href",sNewHref); //alert("edit end"); } else { var sWID=sPath.slice(-12); var sNewHref=sHrefNext+sWID; oANext.setAttribute("href",sNewHref); } } } } //alert("end next button"); if (document.implementation && document.implementation.createDocument) { if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")) > -1) { //alert("last js"); document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#mbody{margin-top:-45px !important;}"); document.writeln("#divBottom{position:relative; top:70px;background-color:#3c7faf;height:20px;}"); document.writeln(".primary{float:left !important;position:relative;right:475px;}"); document.writeln(".secondary{width:150px;position:relative;left:630px;top:-40px;}"); document.writeln(".copyright{position:relative; top:-20px !important;margin-top:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); var oDivFrontS=document.getElementById("frntcontent"); if(oDivFrontS != null && oDivFrontS != undefined) { //alert(""); var oDivFootCommon=document.getElementById("footcommon"); oDivFootCommon.style.height="150px"; //footcommon } else { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#divBottom{position:relative; top:62px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } var oDivBottom=document.createElement("div"); oDivBottom.setAttribute("id","divBottom"); var oDivCopyRight=document.getElementById("divCopyRight"); oDivCopyRight.appendChild(oDivBottom); } else { var oDivBottom=document.createElement("div"); oDivBottom.setAttribute("id","divBottom"); var oDivCopyRight=document.getElementById("divCopyRight"); oDivCopyRight.appendChild(oDivBottom); document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#mbody{margin-top:-45px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } } //alert("bottom div"); if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")) > -1) { var oDivContent=document.getElementById("content"); if(oDivContent != null && oDivContent != undefined) { oDivContent.style.setProperty("margin-top","10px","important"); } } if (document.implementation && document.implementation.createDocument) { //alert("out of safari"); if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")) > -1) { var oDivRssMoreSa=document.getElementById("LiveEarthRsslink"); oDivRssMoreSa.style.setProperty("position","relative","important"); oDivRssMoreSa.style.setProperty("top","95px","important"); } else { var oDivRssMore=document.getElementById("LiveEarthRsslink"); oDivRssMore.style.setProperty("position","relative","important"); oDivRssMore.style.setProperty("top","90px","important"); } } else { //alert("0"); try { var OdivGreenRssTitleNew=document.getElementById("divGreenRssTitle"); OdivGreenRssTitleNew.style.position="relative"; OdivGreenRssTitleNew.style.top="5px"; var oDivGreenRssContentNew=document.getElementById("divGreenRssContent"); oDivGreenRssContentNew.style.position="relative"; oDivGreenRssContentNew.style.top="0px"; var oDivSupponsorPartner=document.getElementById("suppartner"); oDivSupponsorPartner.style.display="inline"; } catch(e) { alert("err"+e); } var oDivFrncontentIE=document.getElementById("frntcontent"); //var oDivOut=document.getElementById("outDiv"); //oDivOut.style.position="relative"; oDivOut.style.top="5px"; } var sHost=location.host.toLowerCase(); var iToday=sHost.indexOf("today"); if(iToday > -1) { if (document.implementation && document.implementation.createDocument) { if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")) > -1) { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#divGreenRssContent{display:block !important;position:relative;top:-195px !important;left:225px !important; display:none !important;}"); document.writeln(".primary{float:left !important;position:relative;right:0px;}"); document.writeln(".secondary{width:150px;position:relative;left:630px;top:0px;}"); document.writeln(".copyright{position:relative; top:20px !important;margin-top:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } else { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#divGreenRssContent{display:block !important;position:relative;top:-195px !important;left:225px !important; display:none !important;}"); document.writeln(".primary{float:left !important;position:relative;right:0px;}"); document.writeln(".copyright{position:relative; top:20px !important;margin-top:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } } } if (document.implementation && document.implementation.createDocument) { if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")) > -1) { } else { var oFrntContent=document.getElementById('frntcontent'); if(oFrntContent!=null && oFrntContent!=undefined) { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#divLogoCI{MARGIN-left: -450px;}"); document.writeln("#divBottom{position:relative; top:27px;background-color:#3c7faf;height:34px;}"); document.writeln(".copyright{position:relative; top:48px !important;margin-top:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("#frntcontent{top:-20px !important;}"); document.writeln("#foot{top:-20px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } else { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#divLogoCI{MARGIN-left: -450px;}"); document.writeln("#divBottom{position:relative; top:26px;background-color:#3c7faf;height:16px;}"); document.writeln(".copyright{position:relative; top:28px !important;margin-top:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } } } else { var oFrntContentIE=document.getElementById('frntcontent'); if(oFrntContentIE!=null && oFrntContentIE!=undefined) { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#frntcontent{top:20px !important;}"); document.writeln("#foot{top:20px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } } //alert("end of js"); </script></div></div></div><div class="clr"> </div></div></div></body></html>