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Milky Way no longer visible to one third of humanity, light pollution atlas shows
Milky Way no longer visible to one third of humanity, light pollution atlas shows
It has inspired astronomers, artists, musicians and poets but the Milky Way could become a distant memory for much of humanity, a new global atlas of light pollution suggests. The study reveals that 60% of Europeans and almost 80% of North Americans cannot see the glowing band of our galaxy because of the effects of artificial lighting, while it is imperceptible to the entire populations of Singapore, Kuwait and Malta.
theguardian.com



