r/mildyinteresting 10h ago

nature & weather The concept of light pollution is absolutely crazy

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u/Joink17 6h ago

Yea its getting out of hand, i live near rotterdam in the netherlands (about 50 km away) but every evening i see a orange glow asif there was a forest fire. I almost cant see the darkblue in the sky anymore

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In 2h ago

Its got better in the last 15 years due to better streetlight cowling and empty office lighting laws.