# Artificially lit surface of Earth at night increasing in radiance and extent

Kyba CCM, Kuester T, Sánchez de Miguel A, et al. · Science Advances 3(11):e1701528 · 2017



## Key finding

Satellite data: outdoor lit area and brightness grew ~2%/year 2012–2016.



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