Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ADB/Alamy Stock Photo
Light pollution is getting exponentially worse. The area of Earth lit by artificial lights grew by 9 per cent in four years. If that continues, the total illuminated area of the Earth will double from what it was in 2012 before 2050.
The retreat is likely to impact nocturnal wildlife and people’s health, by disrupting natural day-night cycles, as well as further obscuring our view of the heavens.
“Dark areas are being lost in places where nocturnal animals, insects and plants have adapted to darkness over billions of years,” says …
