connect with their history. Light pollution may also affect the cultural celebration of Makahiki – the start of the Hawaiian New Year – which relies on...
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Light pollution is the presence of any unwanted, inappropriate, or excessive artificial lighting. In a descriptive sense, the term light pollution refers...
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light on individual organisms and on the structure of ecosystems as a whole Light pollution in Hong Kong Light pollution in Hawaii Light pollution in...
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Oceans in particular are being devastated by factors including marine debris, plastic pollution, and tourism. The positioning of Hawaii in particular...
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Ecological light pollution is the effect of artificial light on individual organisms and on the structure of ecosystems as a whole. The effect that artificial...
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Marine pollution occurs when substances used or spread by humans, such as industrial, agricultural, and residential waste; particles; noise; excess carbon...
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sculpture as "sky pollution" in a column. A second sculpture was installed at the Design Center (now Qualcomm) located at 6455 Lusk Boulevard in the Mira Mesa...
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Air pollution is the presence of substances in the air that are harmful to humans, other living beings or the environment. Pollutants can be gases like...
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Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses.: 6 It is usually a result of human...
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Hawaiʻi is the largest island in the United States, located in the state of Hawaii, the southernmost state in the union. It is the southeasternmost of...
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Lighting (redirect from Artificial light)
LEDs). Light pollution is a growing problem in reaction to excess light being given off by numerous signs, houses, and buildings. Polluting light is often...
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Dark-sky preserve (category Light pollution)
usually surrounding a park or observatory, that restricts or reduces light pollution or maintains and protects naturally dark night skies. Different terms...
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Plastic pollution Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment...
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A yard light or garden lantern is a free standing exterior light fixture in gardens and landscaped settings. They are usually illuminated by electricity...
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The Centennial Light is an incandescent light bulb recognized as the oldest known operating light bulb. It was first illuminated in 1901, and has only...
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Pueo (redirect from Hawaiian owl)
affected by light pollution. They are often killed in vehicular accidents in which they dive toward the headlights of cars, possibly in an attempt to...
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County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, No. 18-260, 590 U.S. ___ (2020), was a United States Supreme Court case involving pollution discharges under the...
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Marine plastic pollution is a type of marine pollution by plastics, ranging in size from large original material such as bottles and bags, down to microplastics...
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Radio spectrum pollution is the straying of waves in the radio and electromagnetic spectrums outside their allocations that cause problems for some activities...
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street lighting in the United States Intelligent street lighting Lighting-up time Light pollution List of light sources Solar street light Street furniture...
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city-dwellers. Critics in the industry claim exposure levels are not high enough to have a noticeable effect. Light pollution: Because white LEDs emit...
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of light pollution that burdens astronomers and others with 80% of the world's population living in areas with night time light pollution. Light pollution...
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Lava lamp (redirect from Lava light)
vessel is placed on a base containing an incandescent light bulb whose heat causes temporary reductions in the wax's density and the liquid's surface tension...
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A strobe light or stroboscopic lamp, commonly called a strobe, is a device used to produce regular flashes of light. It is one of a number of devices that...
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Limelight (redirect from Drummond light)
Limelight (also known as Drummond light or calcium light) is a non-electric type of stage lighting that was once used in theatres and music halls. An intense...
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HEI (section In education)
supplier of electricity in the state of Hawaii Health Effects Institute, a non-profit focused on the health effects of air pollution HEICO, HEI is the stock...
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Sodium-vapor lamp (redirect from Sodium light)
lighting in the United States Light pollution – Excess artificial light in an environment List of light sources – Devices and processes that produce light Mercury-vapor...
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Mogul lamp (category Light fixtures)
A mogul lamp or six way lamp is a floor lamp which has a large center light bulb surrounded by three (or four) smaller bulbs that may be candelabra-style...
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Edison light bulbs, also known as filament light bulbs and retroactively referred to as antique light bulbs or vintage light bulbs, are either carbon-...
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si.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-13. "Light in the Ocean". manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-13. "How far does light travel in the ocean?". oceanservice.noaa...
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