For almost the whole of human history people have loved light and feared the dark. But growing light pollution worldwide is bringing about a welcome change in attitude. We would like stars to sparkle again in the night sky – if the Star of Bethlehem reappeared this year it would be lost in the artificial urban glow of a modern city – and we want to stop excessive illumination putting wildlife and human health at risk.
在人類歷史的絕大部分時間里,人類都是喜歡光明而懼怕黑暗的。但全世界光污染日益嚴重,正使得人們對黑暗的態度發生可喜的變化。在現代城市制造出來的人工白晝中,如果伯利恒之星(Star of Bethlehem)如今再次出現,我們可能也看不到它。但我們希望再次看到星星在夜空中閃爍,我們希望終結危及野生生物和人類健康的過度照明現象。
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