A coast-to-coast picture of America’s cacophony of sounds
New National Park Service map draws the United States' summer soundscape
![Sound map](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/scivis_map.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
SOUNDSCAPE According to a new map created by the National Park Service, the eastern half of the United States is louder than the western United States.
NPS Natural Sounds & Night Skies Division