Light pollution affects the environment in several ways:
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Disrupts ecosystems: Artificial light at night can disrupt the natural behaviors of animals, affecting their feeding, mating, and migration patterns.
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Affects wildlife: Light pollution can disorient birds, insects, and other wildlife, leading to collisions with buildings, exhaustion, and changes in breeding habits.
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Disrupts ecosystems: Artificial light can disrupt the circadian rhythms of plants, affecting their growth and reproduction cycles.
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Wastes energy: Excessive artificial lighting wastes energy and contributes to carbon emissions, impacting the environment and climate change.
To mitigate the effects of light pollution, it is important to use lighting fixtures that are shielded, directed downward, and have appropriate intensity to minimize their impact on the environment.
