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Light Pollution Is More Dangerous Than You Think!

Light pollution in cities can make it hard for us to see the stars, but can it also kill baby sea turtles? How dangerous is light pollution? This Is What Pollution Does To Your Body -    • This Is What Pollution Does To Your Body   Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read More: Illuminating the Effects of Light Pollution http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/20... "In many bustling cities and towns, bright lights from towering high-rise buildings, houses and street lamps obscure views of the cosmos and contribute to an environmental problem called 'light pollution.'" Light Pollution Taking Toll on Wildlife, Eco-Groups Say http://news.nationalgeographic.com/ne... "Light pollution also endangers sea turtles. Beaches in sections of Florida's highly developed coastline are nesting ground for rare loggerhead, leatherback and green turtles. Bright lights nearby discourage females from coming ashore to nest." Missing the Dark: Health Effects of Light Pollution https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... "When does nuisance light become a health hazard? Richard Stevens, a professor and cancer epidemiologist at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut, says light photons must hit the retina for biologic effects to occur. 'However, in an environment where there is much artificial light at night-such as Manhattan or Las Vegas-there is much more opportunity for exposure of the retina to photons that might disrupt circadian rhythm,' he says." ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos daily. Watch More DNews on Seeker http://www.seeker.com/show/dnews/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Seeker on Twitter   / seeker   Trace Dominguez on Twitter   / tracedominguez   DNews on Facebook   / discoverynews   DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here: http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Special Thanks to Sapna Parikh for hosting this episode of DNews! Check Sapna out on Twitter:   / sapna_parikh   Written By: Julian Huguet