Lights Off: #China Finally Takes Action on #Light #Pollution
https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2023/01/lights-off-china-finally-takes-action-on-light-pollution/
"Excessive artificial light at night can disrupt humans’ biological cycles, and has been linked to numerous #health problems...Chinese people are diagnosed with short-sightedness, and the state-owned news website People.cn once quoted several ophthalmologists as saying that the major reason why the 60 percent of Chinese high school students were short-sighted was because their visual environment was polluted and caused damage to their corneas and irises"
"Artificial light also disrupts the biological rhythms of #wildlife, affecting reproduction, nourishment, sleep, and self-defense, and can have a ripple effect on the entire #ecosystem."
Addendum
The article did not link to any studies regarding diseases being associated with #light #pollution so here are some that I found:
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Exposure to Artificial #Light During #Sleep May Increase Risk of #Heart #Disease and #Diabetes
https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2022/03/14/exposure-to-artificial-light-during-sleep-may-increase-risk-of-heart-disease-and-diabetes/
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Light at #night and risk of breast #cancer: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis
https://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12942-021-00297-7
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Exposure to artificial light at night and risk of cancer: where do we go from here?
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41416-020-01231-7
Just to be clear, these are not conclusive and more research on the topic is suggested.
