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Over the past few years, Unknown Country has been monitoring stories of numerous strange and inexplicable noises which have been reported all across the globe. For the most part, the source of these strange sounds, or ‘Hums’ as they have become known, has remained a mystery. Those areas known to have long-standing Hum problems include Leeds and Bristol in England, Taos in New Mexico, Windsor in Ontario, Largs in Scotland, Kokomo in Indiana, and Bondi in Sydney, Australia. The noises, which were first reported in the 1950s, are described as low-frequency ‘humming, droning, throbbing or rumbling’, similar to a diesel engine idling.
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The Canadian government will fund a search for the cause of the mysterious Windsor hum, a low, persistent noise that’s been bothering there residents for two years. It’s been described as described as sounding like an idling truck or train engine. Canada suspects that it may originate at car manufacturing plants across the river, in Detroit–hence the "international" aspect.

A study made last year by the government suggested that the hum may originate in the general area of Zug Island in River Rouge, Michigan, where there is a lot of steel production and manufacturing, however the mayor of River Rouge says his city doesn’t have the money to investigate.
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We live in an increasingly noisy world, and a new study says that background noise (which we don’t always notice) plays a major role in our unconscious learning and psychological health. The plane roaring overhead, our neighbor’s TV set, the person talking on a speakerphone–all these things affect us, and some people more sensitive to background noise than others.
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There has been a surprising outburst of booming sounds in many US communities lately.

In Columbia County, Georgia, some people said they were so loud that they woke them up at night. On ABC News, Michael Miller quotes Pam Tucker, director of the Columbia County Emergency Management Agency as saying it’s been loud booms and rumbling, and "now we’re hearing about pictures being moved on walls.
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