Interactive Light Pollution Map

World aqi ranking 07:27, jun 19 # major city us aqi. • highly accurate, customizable and interactive light pollution map to find dark sky viewing locations near you. In the united states, national parks are often a refuge for darkness;

Elvidge (noaa national geophysical data center, boulder). Light pollution, or artificial light at night, is the excessive or poor use of artificial outdoor light, and it disrupts the natural patterns of wildlife, contributes to the increase in carbon dioxide (co2) in the atmosphere, disrupts human sleep, and obscures the stars in the night sky. It is time to put pollution on the map.

These colors represent the amount of artificial light in the area, and how bright the night sky will look.

The map uses noaa/eog overlays (2010, 2014, 2015, 2016) and sqm overlay managed by users. Pollution.org is envisioned as a site for policymakers and the public alike to find, understand, and interpret data about the pollution crisis affecting us all. To get started, click your location on the map, below, left. Air monitors fires air quality wind.