The microphones sample the background noise in the immediate vicinity — wind blowing through the trees, traffic, a cellphone conversation.
The storm system hit China's Fujian province, downing trees, traffic lights and power lines, and left six people dead and four missing, China's official Xinhua news agency said.
Trees, traffic lights and even a bus stop were left damaged by high winds on Monday, forcing local train services to a halt and the Forth Road Bridge to close.
Here in this Navy town on a 35-mile-long island north of Seattle, families of 14 crew members and other residents have tied yellow ribbons around trees, traffic signs, fence posts and other objects.
Bangalore, a place of palm trees, traffic jams and tech entrepreneurs, is as close to Silicon Valley as you can get in India.
Councils, meanwhile, say crews are being readied to deal with downed trees, traffic disruption and property damage and are preparing to provide emergency accommodation.
Booming Bangalore, a place of palm trees, traffic jams and tech entrepreneurs, is as close to Silicon Valley as you can get in India.
The winds downed trees, traffic lights, and power lines, leaving about 100,000 people without power.
Drivers had spotted the animal on the side of the road, before it decided to climb the tree and traffic backed up as people slowed down to take a look.
Even trees and traffic patterns can be changed.
