Earth Signal turns live data from the planet into sound. Earthquakes, wildfires, power grids,
the biggest polluters, satellites passing overhead, the solar wind. Spin the globe and you
hear whatever is facing you.
Some signals come from the planet itself. Some come from us. Listen for how they meet.
headphones recommended
Grid carbon…
Mega-emitters…
Wildfires…
Aviation…
Forests…
AI compute…
Earthquakes…
Satellites…
Space weather…
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CO₂ — ppm·ocean —·arctic ice —
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HOW TO LISTEN
THE PLANET · acoustic, physical sounds
Deep stone impactan earthquake as it is reported, muffled if it happened on the far side. Bigger quake, longer ring
Cracklean active wildfire. A flare means a new fire just appeared in the data
Birdsonga forest region. The more it is being cleared, the sparser and more broken it sounds
Glassy chimesArctic sea ice. Fewer notes, slightly flat, as it shrinks
Rushing shimmerthe aurora, when the solar wind stirs Earth's magnetic field. Mostly quiet, loud in a storm
US · synthetic, electronic sounds
Choir dronea power grid. The darker and rougher it sounds, the dirtier the electricity
Low metal tolla huge industrial emitter. Each toll marks roughly 1,000 tonnes of CO₂, at its real (estimated) rate
Ticks and passing tonessatellites overhead, at their real positions right now. The held high ring is the geostationary belt. A short tune is the Space Station
Server human AI data centre
Soft high blipsair traffic
UNDER EVERYTHING
A slow beatinglisten in the quiet passages. Two tones that should match, pushed apart by how far CO₂ has risen above pre-industrial levels