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DarkSky International Protecting the night skies for present and

WEBDarkSky International restores the nighttime environment and protects communities from the harmful effects of light pollution through outreach, advocacy, and conservation.

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About International Dark Sky Week

WEBDarkSky International restores the nighttime environment and protects communities from the harmful effects of light pollution through outreach, advocacy, and conservation.. …

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Light pollution affects human health DarkSky International

WEBLight pollution affects human health. Research suggests that artificial light at night can negatively affect human health, increasing risks for obesity, depression, sleep …

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Causes of light pollution DarkSky International

WEBSports lighting. While nighttime sports offer plenty of valuable benefits to humans, poorly designed lighting at outdoor sports centers, fields, and stadiums causes …

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What is light pollution

WEBDefinition of light pollution. Light pollution is the human-made alteration of outdoor light levels from those occurring naturally. When we over-light, fail to use timers and sensors, …

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AMA Report Affirms Human Health Impacts from LEDs

WEBBy Staff. • Published June 21, 2016. A groundbreaking report recently released by the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Science and Public Health affirms …

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New study highlights the need for urgent action to reverse …

WEBTo read this post in Spanish, click here. (Para leer esta publicación en español, haga clic aquí.) A new study published in Science reports that between 2011 …

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Light pollution harms wildlife and ecosystems DarkSky International

WEBPlants and animals depend on Earth’s daily cycle of light and dark to govern life-sustaining behaviors such as reproduction, nourishment, sleep, and protection from …

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Why is Blue Light at Night Bad

WEBAccording to the 2016 “ World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness ” street lighting and outdoor lighting retrofits using 4000K lamps could result in a 2.5 increase in …

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Who we are DarkSky International

WEBWho we are. Thanks to more than 193,000 supporters, members, and advocates in more than 70 countries, we provide leadership, tools, and resources for individuals, …

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Artificial Light at Night: state of the science 2023 report released

WEBArtificial Light at Night: state of the science 2023 report released. By Ruskin Hartley. • Published July 11, 2023. by John Barentine. Dark Sky Consulting, LLC. To …

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Category: Human Health DarkSky International

WEBElizabeth van Heerden: A personal journey through an IDSP application Human Health Elizabeth shares her story of becoming a volunteer of the Naramata Dark …

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Outdoor lighting at night doesn’t do what you think it does to …

WEBA 2015 study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health found that streetlights don’t prevent accidents or crime, but do cost a lot of …

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Guides and how-tos DarkSky International

WEBLosing the Dark is a short planetarium show and video on light pollution, available as a free download in 23 languages. Starry skies are a vanishing treasure because light pollution …

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Light Pollution Research Shows Humans and Wildlife Can Coexist

WEBIt is no secret that light pollution has an impact on wildlife. For billions of years, all life has relied on Earth’s predictable rhythm of day and night. It’s encoded in …

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Light pollution reduces our night sky heritage

WEBInternational Dark Sky Places program. In part to address this loss of our heritage, in 2001 DarkSky established the International Dark Sky Places program to recognize excellent …

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International Dark Sky Community Program Guidelines

WEBINTERNATIONAL DARK-SKY ASSOCIATION 3223 N First Ave - Tucson Arizona 85719 USA - +1 520-293-3198 - www.darksky.org TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE …

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The Psychology of Dark Skies DarkSky International

WEBThis research begins to address the “missing sky factor” within the fields of ecopsychology and health and environmental psychology. These findings can be used …

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