How Much Human Noise Is Interfering With Whales?

There are lots of other reasons whales can end up on the beach. Even when they're communicating just fine, like they can actually get each other lost. There also might be times where it's windy on the surface, and that creates a lot of background noise - making it tricky to have a conversation. But even if researchers can pinpoint the exact role that human sound is playing, that's still only one possible cause of strandings.