"According to a 2017 study, total #InsectBiomass has dropped by 75% in the last 25 years. [...] There are many causes for this decline, but #ArtificialLighting is certainly one, because the majority of #insects are nocturnal. We don’t realize it, but illuminated #cities are a major migratory destination for insects from the countryside. Light also disturbs their reproductive rituals."

#MarcoDEramo

"Starless Sky"

#NewLeftReview

#LightPollution #health #biodiversity

https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/starless-sky