Category: Light Pollution | Page 7 | DarkSky International

5 Ways to Celebrate Dark Sky Week!

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1. During International Dark Sky Week, get together with friends and family and go outside at night. A lot …

October 12, 2016

Streetlights on city street at night create glare making it hard to see.

5 Popular Myths About LED Streetlights

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The rapid changes in LED lighting technology have given rise to an LED retrofit revolution. Across the globe, municipalities …

September 8, 2016

Eyes In The Sky: Exploring Global Light Pollution With Satellite Maps

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Billions of people around the world routinely experience light pollution in the form of skyglow, the ever-present “haze” of …

August 22, 2016

Light pollution in Los Angeles obscures the night sky.

5 Appalling Facts about Light Pollution

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Residents of L.A. haven’t been able to see the stars for a while. In fact some city dwellers don’t …

July 29, 2016

The Importance of Awe

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Guest post by William Sheehan, courtesy of Sky & Telescope While struggling in abject poverty in Nashville after the …

July 13, 2016

What Do Dark Skies Mean to You?

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Guest Post by Emma Marrington, senior rural policy campaigner for Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) When was the …

July 11, 2016

Three Surprising Creatures Affected by Light Pollution

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Every year we see lots of new research on the effect of artificial light at night on various types …

June 30, 2016

Light pollution over Chicago

5 Species Threatened by Light Pollution

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Sea turtles live in the ocean but hatch on the beach at night. Hatchlings find their way to the …

June 23, 2016

This photo shows the divide between East and West Berlin that is still visible at night from space. On the left are the gas lamps of the West and on the right, the orange high-pressure sodium lamps of the East, with a stark contrast between them. The image is a powerful reminder that lighting choices made by city planners are long lasting.

AMA Report Affirms Human Health Impacts from LEDs

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A groundbreaking report recently released by the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Science and Public Health affirms known …

June 21, 2016

World map of artificial sky brightness. Image from the new "World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness."

80% of World Population Lives Under Skyglow, New Study Finds

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A groundbreaking new study documenting light pollution across the globe finds that more than 80 percent of the world’s …

June 10, 2016

Photo ISS043-E-247811 of North and South Korea from the International Space Station ISS.

Night Lights and Prosperity Don’t Always Go Hand in Hand

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By guest writer Chris Kyba North Korea is famously dark compared to South Korea and China at night, and …

May 18, 2016

A panorama of the Milky Way.

Participate in “Starlight, Beyond Light Pollution Leadership Training Forum”

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By Audrey Fischer, IDA Chicago chapter leader To those who love the starry night sky, We are at the …

April 26, 2016