CAPE CANAVERAL,Fla. — The world’s nights are getting alarmingly brighter — bad news for all sorts of creatures, humans included. A German-led team reported Wednesday that light pollution is threatening darkness almost everywhere. Satellite observations during five Octobers demonstrate soil’s artificially lit outdoor area grew by 2 percent a year from 2012 to 2016. So did nighttime brightness. Light pollution is actually worse than that, or according to the researchers. Their measurements coincide with the outdoor switch to energy-efficient and […]
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