light pollution
noun
: artificial skylight (as from city lights) that interferes especially with astronomical observations
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Our dwindling night skies and expanding light pollution is slowly impacting plants, animals and humans in significant ways.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Mitigating light pollution is most important during peak migration.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
At night, there is very little light pollution, with minimal lighting used beyond the glow of the tents, and the property tried its best to operate on a leave no trace mindset, with little construction having taken place beyond the original structure that has sat here for over a century.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
If a healthy Christmas cactus refuses to bloom year after year, the problem may be that light pollution is disrupting its bloom cycle.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2026
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Mitigating light pollution is most important during peak migration.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
At night, there is very little light pollution, with minimal lighting used beyond the glow of the tents, and the property tried its best to operate on a leave no trace mindset, with little construction having taken place beyond the original structure that has sat here for over a century.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
If a healthy Christmas cactus refuses to bloom year after year, the problem may be that light pollution is disrupting its bloom cycle.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Light pollution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20pollution. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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