# The new world atlas of artificial night sky brightness

Falchi F, Cinzano P, Duriscoe D, et al. · Science Advances 2(6):e1600377 · 2016



## Key finding

80% of the world and 99% of US/European populations live under light-polluted skies — the 'world is physically brighter'.



[Read the paper](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=The+new+world+atlas+of+artificial+night+sky+brightness)

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