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Mar 17, 2022 · March 17, 2022 at 7:00 am. The first global atlas of ocean light pollution shows that large swaths of the sea are squinting in the glare of humans’ artificial lights at night. From urbanized ...
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Jun 8, 2024 · Coastal cities, offshore oil rigs, and ships flood the ocean with artificial light that impacts a wide range of sea creatures. From the tiniest zooplankton to the largest whales, light pollution disrupts natural rhythms, threatening marine habitats. Scientists have mapped the extent to which people have illuminated the waters, including the ...
Mar 1, 2022 · Bathed in a Sea of Artificial Light. Ecologists and biologists have long recognized that artificial light at night can have adverse effects on the health of humans and terrestrial wildlife, including disrupted sleep patterns, feeding schedules, and reproductive cycles. A growing body of research is showing that marine life is also sensitive to ...
Apr 27, 2022 · Areas with heavy offshore development, like the Persian Gulf (upper right), have lots of light pollution. Light pollution near Jeddah, on the western coast of Saudi Arabia (at left), also extends deep into the waters of the Red Sea. Joshua Stevens, T.J. Smyth et al/Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 2021
Light pollution is one of many detrimental factors causing damage to our oceans, and it’s up to us as a national and global community to stop it in its tracks. The many dangers our oceans face isn’t news to anyone following the trajectory of climate change. Human beings’ lifestyles make it difficult to protect our oceans from the harmful ...
Sep 13, 2023 · Studies on marine light pollution found shifts in hormonal cycles, interspecies behavior and reproduction. One classic example is the sea turtle. “Artificial light at night is harmful to sea turtles in two ways, ” Miller said. “Females trying to find a quiet dark spot to lay their eggs avoid light and may end up not coming ashore at all.
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Apr 1, 2024 · An increased amount of light at night lowers melatonin production, which results in sleep deprivation, fatigue, headaches, stress, anxiety, and other health problems. Recent studies also show a connection between reduced melatonin levels and cancer. In fact, new scientific discoveries about the health effects of artificial light have convinced ...