Thunder - Natural Sounds

About this sound

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Audio recording of thunder, NPS Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division.

Listen to more natural and human-made sounds recorded in national parks via the NPS Sound Gallery

Learn more about what the National Park Service does to explore, understand, and protect the acoustic environment at Natural Sounds (U.S. National Park Service)

Why parks record sound

The NPS Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division monitors soundscapes in parks across the United States. Natural quiet is treated as a resource to protect, like clean air or dark skies: noise from aircraft, vehicles and machinery can mask animal communication and change the experience of a place.