It’s a background noise, like a swarm of bees or a plane flying very low. It disturbs the approximately 21,000 inhabitants of the town of Omagh, in Northern Ireland. “It sounds like an electrical noise, like a generator or a transformer, not very loud, but constant,” said Bernie, a resident of Brookmount Heights, a neighborhood in the city, at Ulster Herald, a local newspaper.
Fermanagh and Omagh County Council has promised to investigate the disturbing noise. But “given the vague nature of the complaint and the alleged extent of the noise in a number of locations in Omagh, it may take some time to pinpoint the exact sources of the noise,” he said. he explained.
An ancestral noise
Nicknamed “Hum”, it is a noise which is not new. It has questioned scientists for decades, even centuries, first spotted in the 19th century, according to historians cited by Future. This noise, which still remains unexplained today, has been spotted in many places around the world: in the southwest of England, in the United States, in Germany, in Australia, in Canada, lists Korii.
Several hypotheses circulate around this strange myth. “It may be a seasonal or meteorological problem, but these things are not always simple and there can be a multitude of sources,” said Stephen Donnelly, municipal councilor, at the BBC. “What we need to do is establish the facts and get to the bottom of it, then take steps to resolve the problem. »