Satellite data shows Earth is getting ever brighter at night

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Daily satellite observations have revealed a continued nighttime brightening globally due to artificial lighting, with important regional variations including a surge in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia alongside a deliberate dimming in Europe driven by concerns over energy conservation and light pollution. Researchers documented a 16 percent net increase in global nighttime light from 2014 to 2022, but showed it was not a steady brightening but rather a patchwork of