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Reducing night lights in cities has ecological effects

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 6, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Artificial light at night (ALAN) can cause plants to open their buds and sprout leaves earlier in the spring. ALAN can also cause trees to delay changing the color of their leaves in the fall. […]

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How Earth’s night lights became our most honest economist – Big Think

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 6, 2026
  • Uncategorized

A Cold War accident became a reliable tool for using artificial lights at night to map GDP, poverty, urban sprawl, and even illegal fishing. Source: How Earth’s night lights became our most honest economist – […]

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City Light Pollution May Be Changing When Trees, Plants Wake Up

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 6, 2026
  • Uncategorized

NYC and D.C. cut nighttime light pollution, and their plants’ growing seasons shifted too, a new satellite study finds. Source: City Light Pollution May Be Changing When Trees, Plants Wake Up

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The great British pub: do we really need to worry? – Economics Observatory

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 6, 2026
  • Uncategorized

The new prime minister has promised a cut in business rates for the country’s public houses as well as other social venues. Whether this helps pubs’ prospects of survival depends on how much of the […]

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Barcelona: Nuevas medidas para mejorar la convivencia, la movilidad y la oferta cultural nocturna | Turismo | Ayuntamiento de Barcelona

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 5, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Source: Nuevas medidas para mejorar la convivencia, la movilidad y la oferta cultural nocturna | Turismo | Ayuntamiento de Barcelona

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Réunion: Travailleurs de nuit : les éboueurs à pied d’œuvre

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 4, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Qu’il pleuve ou qu’il vente, ils sillonnent nos rues la nuit et au petit matin pour vider nos poubelles. Éboueurs, ripeurs, équipiers de collecte, agents de… Source: Travailleurs de nuit : les éboueurs à pied […]

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Texas: Why night temperatures in D-FW are rising faster than daytime highs

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 4, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Scientists discuss why nighttime lows have been increasing, and what can be done to slow the trend. Source: Why night temperatures in D-FW are rising faster than daytime highs Scientists discuss why nighttime lows have […]

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Morocco: Intense daytime heat ignites nightlife in Rabat | Reuters Connect

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 4, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Source: Licensable video: Morocco: Intense daytime heat ignites nightlife in Rabat | Reuters Connect

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Vietnam: Vung Tau fidélise les touristes grâce à son économie nocturne.

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 4, 2026
  • Uncategorized

Reconnaissant le potentiel de croissance de l’économie nocturne pour le tourisme, l’arrondissement de Vung Tau planifie progressivement son aménagement et développe des produits qui relient l’ensemble des services côtiers. Dans cette optique, les entreprises touristiques […]

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See how permanent daylight saving time would affect California cities

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on August 2, 2026
  • Uncategorized

See sunrise and sunset shifts from Redding to San Diego and find out how permanent daylight saving time could affect daily life. Source: See how permanent daylight saving time would affect California cities

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  • Reducing night lights in cities has ecological effects

    August 6, 2026
  • How Earth’s night lights became our most honest economist – Big Think

    August 6, 2026
  • City Light Pollution May Be Changing When Trees, Plants Wake Up

    August 6, 2026
  • The great British pub: do we really need to worry? – Economics Observatory

    August 6, 2026
  • Barcelona: Nuevas medidas para mejorar la convivencia, la movilidad y la oferta cultural nocturna | Turismo | Ayuntamiento de Barcelona

    August 5, 2026
  • Réunion: Travailleurs de nuit : les éboueurs à pied d’œuvre

    August 4, 2026
  • Texas: Why night temperatures in D-FW are rising faster than daytime highs

    August 4, 2026
  • Morocco: Intense daytime heat ignites nightlife in Rabat | Reuters Connect

    August 4, 2026
  • Vietnam: Vung Tau fidélise les touristes grâce à son économie nocturne.

    August 4, 2026
  • See how permanent daylight saving time would affect California cities

    August 2, 2026
  • Seoul Launches Its First Nighttime Economy Project, Transforming the Hangang River into a Round-the-Clock Destination – Seoul Metropolitan Government

    July 31, 2026
  • Literary Hub » Organized Rebellion: How Nightlife Evolved Throughout the Ages

    July 31, 2026
  • Belgium: Sécuriser les lieux de fête sans les étouffer: le défi des villes belges…Faut-il sacrifier la vie nocturne pour lutter contre les violences ? – Moustique

    July 31, 2026
  • France: risque d’incendie : l’accès nocturne aux forêts interdit dans 69 communes d’Ille-et-Vilaine – Rennes Infos Autrement

    July 30, 2026
  • Quand les villes marocaines s’éveillent à la nuit

    July 29, 2026
  • Especialistas piden rediseñar la iluminación de las ciudades para reducir la contaminación

    July 29, 2026
  • Paris: «Il y a une impression de dépossession de nos espaces de fête» : à Paris, la nuit queer broie du noir – Libération

    July 29, 2026
  • On comptait sur les nuits pour rafraîchir nos villes en canicule, mais quelque chose s’est enrayé

    July 28, 2026
  • Economía nocturna en Panamá aporta B/.1,010 millones y 36,700 empleos

    July 27, 2026
  • What are teen takeovers? Why cities across the US are struggling to stop them – ABC11 Raleigh-Durham

    July 27, 2026

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