Navy Growler jet noise loud enough to reach orca pods even 100 feet underwater, new research shows

An EA-18G Growler takes off from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island during an exercise in March 2016. Jet noise penetrates… (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times, file) More  By Lynda V. Mapes  Seattle Times environment reporter On the beaches, in the deepest reaches of the backcountry — even nearly 100 feet underwater — the noise