Light pollution's 'transformation of night' requires prompt action
September 22, 2026
September 22, 2026
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Light pollution's 'transformation of night' requires prompt action
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In 2012, Professor Sara B. Pritchard came across an image that stunned her: a map of the world at night, with large swaths of darkness and intense "lightprints" of illumination.
"I realized I hadn't seen nocturnal maps before - or globes or atlases . . .
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Light pollution's 'transformation of night' requires prompt action
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In 2012, Professor Sara B. Pritchard came across an image that stunned her: a map of the world at night, with large swaths of darkness and intense "lightprints" of illumination.
"I realized I hadn't seen nocturnal maps before - or globes or atlases . . .