light pollution
noun
: artificial skylight (as from city lights) that interferes especially with astronomical observations
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More than 80 percent of the world’s population is exposed to light pollution, and with each passing year, fewer and fewer of us have ever known anything else.
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Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Find a dark location far away from light pollution.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
But rising light pollution levels have also been linked to the decline of insect populations and the rising incidence of sleep disorders and depression in humans.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
What To Know The best place to view tonight's shower is in a dark location, away from city light pollution, and preferably without any cloud cover.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Find a dark location far away from light pollution.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
But rising light pollution levels have also been linked to the decline of insect populations and the rising incidence of sleep disorders and depression in humans.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
What To Know The best place to view tonight's shower is in a dark location, away from city light pollution, and preferably without any cloud cover.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for light pollution
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“Light pollution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20pollution. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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