Sunday, April 22, 2012

The Hum of Zug Island

What on earth is causing the low frequency rumbling sound that has been interfering with the sleep of the residents of Windsor, a Canadian border city, for more than a year. Could it be the Windsor salt mines? Wind turbines? Ship, train or plane traffic? An underground river? The Canadian minister of foreign affairs has sent his parliamentary assistant to get to the bottom of the mystery that has sparked thousands of complaints.

Photo by FLICKR USER TAUBUCH

Last year, seismic monitors installed by Natural Resources Canada determined that The Hum most likely emanated from the vicinity of Zug Island, Mich., a fenced industrial zone dominated by steel-making operations and described by one former employee as akin to Dante’s Hell.
Read more at thestar.com

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