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Post #2086642
2026-04-08 15:42 UTC
You're probably now saying "enough of what you did I want results!"
So here's the main finding: yes, Earth is getting brighter on average. But it's certainly not getting brighter everywhere - there are lots of places where light emissions are decreasing!
Here's the "gradually changing" areas in Berlin, for example. Within the city, there are places and neighborhoods that are brightening, and others that are darkening!
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@skyglowberlin@fediscience.org 2026-04-08 15:45
And here's Paris. Out of wealthy countries that aren't in crisis, France stands out for really dramatic reductions in total light emissions. Partly this is due to their light pollution law, and partly it's because so many communities in France now turn off their streetlights late at night when there's no one on the street to see them.