Bright lights, big city, big light pollution

Our partners at Deutsche Welle took a walking tour of the problem of light pollution in Cologne, Germany, for the “Living Planet” program with journalist Kathleen Schuster.

Lifestyle & Belief
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Panorama of Cologne, Germany, including the Kranhäuser and Cologne Cathedral, as seen from the Rhine.

By Martin Falbisoner - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

Christmas lights burning up the night sky are a seasonal phenomenon, but ecologists have long warned about the everyday issues of light pollution.

Our partners at Deutsche Welle took a walking tour of the problem in Cologne, Germany, for the “Living Planet” program with journalist Kathleen Schuster.

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