Now on to a topic that I’m sure is one that is close to our hearts, let’s take a look at the global pandemic of Covid-19 and its relation to light pollution. In the video below, we see a glimpse of a more positive impact that this pandemic has on people, particularly the star gazers. With global productions coming to a slow down and more and more people spending time…
Six months following the attack on the World Trade Center, the first Tribute in Light twin beams shot into the sky in commemoration of the lives lost on September 11th, 2001. However, it was only after a few years that the impact of these strong beams was brought into light. Apparently, the concentration of artificial lights induced a mass of birds to gather and circle within the beams, extending up…
Hidden in bushes or near roadside drains and curbs, amphibians like frogs and toads are not sheltered from the adverse effects of light pollution in our cities. It does not help that these creatures are extremely sensitive to light. The light-sensitive cells in frogs called retinal rod cells have the ability to detect single photons (to put things into perspective, a 60 watt lightbulb emits (10 to the power of…
