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EPISODE · May 4, 2016 · 2 MIN

Booming Sand Dunes

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For centuries, desert travelers have referred to mysterious sounds originating from sand dunes. "Booming," or singing sand dunes have a remarkable capacity to produce sounds that are comparable with those from a stringed instrument. This phenomenon, in which sound is generated after an avalanche of sand along the slip face of a dune, occurs in at least 40 sites around the world. Read more about it http://arevie.ws/boomingsanddunes

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