Light Pollution

Light Pollution

Context: Researchers have documented the impact of light pollution on ecosystems, human health, and culture. Key Observations Light Pollution impacts the environment and causes habitat loss, disruption of food webs, and declining insect populations and is responsible for substantial greenhouse...

Light Pollution

Context: Researchers are documenting the impact of light pollution on ecosystems, human health, and culture. What is Light Pollution? It is the alteration of night natural lighting level caused by unwanted, inappropriate or excessive anthropogenic artificial sources of light. It’s...

Light Pollution

Context: According to a study, ‘Sky Glow’ (a form of light pollution) has increased by nearly 10 per cent annually in the last decade. Key Findings of Light Pollution Study Sky glow: The 10% annual increase of sky glow is...